Alexander Blanchard
@blancharder
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Senior Researcher in AI Governance @SIPRIorg | Formerly Digital Ethics Fellow @turinginst | AI in Defence and Security
London
Joined July 2010
We have a great lineup. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jack Shanahan will give the keynote, and the participants include @jessicadorsey, @blancharder, Francis Grimal, @kennethpayne01, @eriklg, @ZatsepinaLuba, @rosen_br, @IngvildBode, and @ElkeSchwarz.
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Why do we need an #ethics for #quantum technologies in #defence? And what should it look like? @blancharder, @KatePundyk, and I tackle these questions in our new commentary, now published in @Nature You can read it 👇 https://t.co/R8Ygl6VmUw or here https://t.co/K31vFkOpcA
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Nature - Quantum technologies can help to defend nations, but they also threaten human rights and values. Their design and development need ethical guidance now.
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⏱️Last week to apply! We are hiring 3 - fully funded - PhD researchers in International Relations. Come work with us @UAntwerpen @UAfsw.
We are hiring two PhD researchers for my project PLATFORM WARS @UAntwerpen: (1) On military tech and changing socio-technical practices of warfighting (IR, STS, Anthropology); (2) On the regulatory role of hi-tech firms (IR and legal studies). ⏰Deadline for applying: 10 July.
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Are you an early career researcher working on #emergingtech in int'l security? Submit an abstract for our workshop! 📅1 November 📌Odense, DK 📖Output: special section in @GP_NextGen ✈️Travel costs covered 🏛️guidance from @IngvildBode & @NC_Renic
https://t.co/tH5n4HXROL
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Ethical considerations are crucial - yet unrealized - for regulating autonomous weapon systems. In today's post, @blancharder argues that for new efforts to succeed, we will have to clarify the role of ethics in the debate. https://t.co/fEbB1XXYMr
#IHL #AWS2024Vienna
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Alexander Blanchard argues that the promise and potential for ethics to advance the regulation of AWS is yet to be fully realized.
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In this external blog, SIPRI’s @blancharder argues that although ethics has long been discussed in regulating #AutonomousWeapons, its potential to drive this debate forward remains largely untapped. Read the full @ICRC blog post here ⬇️ https://t.co/hbFTKlvlw7
blogs.icrc.org
Alexander Blanchard argues that the promise and potential for ethics to advance the regulation of AWS is yet to be fully realized.
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📣 How do we go from #AIethics principles to practices in high-risk domains, like #defence? @blancharder Chris Thomas & I answer this question in out latest article. Just published OA in Philosophy & Technology @SpringerPhil 👇 https://t.co/gJcZy5xcU4
@oiioxford @turinginst
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Philosophy & Technology - This article provides a methodology for the interpretation of AI ethics principles to specify ethical criteria for the development and deployment of AI systems in...
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📣 New article just published: 'Ethical Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Defence: Normative Tradeoffs for Principle to Practice Guidance'. On the 'what' to the 'how' of AI ethics in high-risk domains, with @RosariaTaddeo and Chris Thomas
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The special issue I co-edited w/@IngvildBode is out @GloblSociety ! It features 9 papers by contributors with proven track records on various aspects of military AI (strategic stability; ethics; law and norms; & popular imaginaries). Grateful to have this guest editor experience!
The special issue on "The Algorithmic Turn in Security and Warfare" is now available in @GloblSociety Vol. 38, no. 1 (2024). It features this intro by the AutoNorms team & 8 more articles: https://t.co/p2ykvg3nkU
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Please join us for this virtual @autonorms event on 8 December to discuss #loiteringmunitions #autonomy @CWSWarStudies
📢8 December 13.00-14.15 (CET)/12.00-13.15 (GMT) An expert panel (incl. @Laura_Bruun_ from @SIPRIorg) will discuss the findings of the report “Loitering Munitions and Unpredictability” co-authored by @IngvildBode and @Tfawatts. 📌Register before 7 Dec:
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📢 New pre-print👇 "From #aiethics Principles to Practices ..." @blancharder, Chris Thomas, and I outline a methodology to extract requirements from #AI ethics principles and foster an ethical AI lifecycle in #defence
@oiioxford @turinginst @SSRN
https://t.co/fVmu2PtNNB
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Working at the intersection of generative AI and quantum computing? We @turinginst have a current call for proposals in this area, apply below 👇 https://t.co/fNoStoOerQ
turing.ac.uk
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'Ethical Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Defence: Normative Tradeoffs for Principle to Practice Guidance'. Part of a series on the 'what' to the 'how' of AI ethics for defence and national security, with @RosariaTaddeo and Christopher Thomas https://t.co/5Ymuj2NUE7
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Jonathan Hall KC (UK Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation) and I consider concerns by some about non-state terrorist uses of autonomous weapon systems. https://t.co/r6thtxAGWs
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Jonathan Hall KC (UK Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation) and I consider concerns by some about non-state terrorist uses of autonomous weapon systems. https://t.co/r6thtxAGWs
cetas.turing.ac.uk
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📢AutoNorms is hiring📢 We're looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on autonomous weapon systems and norms, with an expertise in one of these states: 🇨🇳China, 🇫🇷France, 🇮🇳India, or the 🇺🇸US. Deadline: 9 June https://t.co/LsPT8q4BIe
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Delighted to be invited to contribute to this tomorrow
Tomorrow @HlAIWeapons' #AIweapons inquiry will hear evidence on the ethical + #HumanRights issues posed by autonomous weapons. Tune in for evidence from @RosariaTaddeo @oiioxford, @blancharder @turinginst + @veritycoyle @AmnestyUK. 📅27 April, 10:00 BST https://t.co/Dj8aHIK5XB
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📣 Less than 48 hours until @DILEMA_project #workshop on military #AI co-organised with @UvA_Amsterdam & @UNSWCanberra! Join the discussion with @ShannonSpruit @bereniceboutin @blancharder and more! 📌26 April – #online | in-person More: https://t.co/tQRJ6biTi9
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The Centre for Digital Ethics, University of Bologna invites expressions of interest from early career researchers, with a relevant Master or PhD, interested in developing a research project in the field of Digital Sovereignty, for more information: https://t.co/wKYDUlGbSY
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Just published @blancharder and my article on the ethical issues of using #AI for #intelligence analysis. #AIethics @oiioxford @turinginst Available open access 👇 https://t.co/qyXLYPa7VP
link.springer.com
Digital Society - Intelligence agencies have identified artificial intelligence (AI) as a key technology for maintaining an edge over adversaries. As a result, efforts to develop, acquire, and...
📣 New article published: 'The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for Intelligence Analysis: A Review of the Key Challenges with Recommendations' with @RosariaTaddeo
https://t.co/oWgAi7bLDf
@turinginst @oiioxford
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