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Conversations on Strategy Podcast – Ep 23 – C. Anthony Pfaff and Adam Henschke – The Ethics of Trusting AI

U.S. Army War College Public Affairs

July 18, 2023 | 27:46

Based on the monograph Trusting AI: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Army’s Professional Expert Knowledge and the Parameters article “Minotaurs, Not Centaurs: The Future of Manned-Unmanned Teaming,” this episode focuses on the ethics of trusting AI. Who is responsible when something goes wrong? When is it okay for AI to make command decisions? How can humans and machines work together to form more effective teams? These questions and more are explored in this podcast.

Read the articles:
Trusting AI: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Army’s Professional Expert Knowledge: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/959/
Parameters article “Minotaurs, Not Centaurs: The Future of Manned-Unmanned Teaming”: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol53/iss1/14

Download the full episode transcript here: https://media.defense.gov/2023/Nov/15/2003341255/-1/-1/0/COS-23-PODCAST-TRANSCRIPT-PFAFF_HENSCHKE_TRUSTING-AI.PDF

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI), manned-unmanned teaming, ethical AI, civil-military relations, autonomous weapons systems