Militarizing Artificial Intelligence

This book examines the military characteristics and potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the new global revolution in military affairs.

Nik Hynek is a professor specializing in security studies at the Department of Security Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University. He leads the inter-scientific Charles University Research Centre of Excellence dedicated to the topic of 'Human-Machine Nexus and the Implications for the International Order'. Anzhelika Solovyeva is a lecturer specializing in strategic studies at the Department of Security Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University. Her latest monograph, co-authored with Nik Hynek, is The Logic of Humanitarian Arms Control and Disarmament (2020).

Introduction Part I: Artificial Intelligence and Dynamics of Military Transformation 1. Artificial Intelligence and Revolution in Military Affairs 2. Reconstruction: Artificial Intelligence in Multi-Layered and Composite Weapons Systems Part II: Autonomous Weapon Systems: Politics and Operations of Power 3. Dilemmas in Autonomous Weapon Systems 4. Over-securitising AI: The 'Stop Killer Robots' Campaign 5. Operations of Power in Autonomous Weapons Systems Regulation Conclusion