Artificial Intelligence and Security Politics

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key driver of changes in the economy, society, and the state. As a result, it also has become a crucial issue in national and international political debates. In this theme, we focus on the effects of AI on defense and foreign policy as well as on internal security and democracy. In particular, we look at the anticipated changes in war and conflict caused by AI-based applications, the competition over AI-technology and resulting shifts in power, the regulation and governance of AI, and changes in the activities of intelligence services.

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Journal Article | Foreign Policy
external page Beware of Wrong Lessons From Unsophisticated Russia

How do we prevent, deter, and - if necessary - fight the next conflict? For Foreign Policy, CSS' Mauro Gilli extrapolates trends in technological warfare capabilities and identifies four important implications of these dynamics for a future conflict scenario.

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Media Citation | ChatGPT und Politik: Wie KI eine Demokratie gefährden kann

How can artificial intelligence (AI) threaten a democracy? In this Watson article, CSS’ Eugenio Benincasa and Julian Kamasa offered their expertise so that ChatGPT can be placed in the context of politics. Benincasa explained that political oppositions of countries often use AI to infiltrate governments, while Kamasa stressed that unnecessary fears should not be stoked.

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Media Article | Tecnologia e nuovi conflitti globali

The technological progress observed in the fields of processors, big data and machine learning has led, over the last two decades, to a dramatic acceleration in the wider field of artificial intelligence (AI). This progress has been so rapid and dramatic as to upset entire industrial hierarchies. For many, this is just the beginning, argue Andrea Gilli and CSS’ Mauro Gilli in this Aspenia article.

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Media Blog | Civil Protection 2030: Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence

In this Alertswiss blog post from the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP), Kevin Kohler deals with the opportunities and risks of using artificial intelligence in future civil protection. 

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Media Blog | Mediation Perspectives: Artificial Intelligence in Conflict Resolution

In this blog post, Marta Lindström from Uppsala University discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the landscape of conflict and conflict resolution. 

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