Law and the Future of War
Through conversation with experts in technology, law and military affairs, this series explores how new military technology and international law interact. Edited and produced by Dr Lauren Sanders and Dr Simon McKenzie, the podcast is published by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Law and Security. Until July 2024, the podcast was published by the University of Queensland School of Law.
Note: the views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other organisation (such as Government, or Departments of Defence), unless the speaker specifically attributes their comments to that organisation.
Law and the Future of War
Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Paul Scharre
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks to Dr Paul Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS (the Centre for a New American Security), is a leading author on autonomous weapons and the impact of AI in the military. He has an extensive background in the drafting and implementation of policy relating to the current and future use of autonomy and artificial intelligence in the military; and has squeezed us in amid his book launch commitments for his most recent book, Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. It addresses the issue of global power in the face of the battle to control artificial intelligence, and how the next industrial revolution will impact the future of war.
Additional Resources:
- Paul Scahrre, Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Norton, 2023
- Paul Scharre, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War. Norton, 2019.
- ChinaTalk (podcast)
- Epoch AI - Quarterly trend reports and other research reports
- Anthropic - Frontier AI Safety
- Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan, Game Changer: AlphaZero's Ground Breaking Chess Strategy and the Promise of AI, 2019
- US State Department Statement on Responsiblee Use of Military AI, 16 Feb 23