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This research theme examines US practices in relation to weapons systems with automated and automated features. These include operational practices of design, development, and deployment, but also extend to a wider range, including US evolving stances as delivered in the context of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). This is complemented by an analysis of practices performed by civilian developers of AI applications (in relationship with military actors) and how cultural-specific, often fictional representations of weaponised AI and robotics shape public discourse. Practices performed across these different societal contexts in the US are considered as potentially productive of norms.
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Three Takeaways from the US Military-Anthropic Dispute
By Anna Nadibaidze and Robin Vanderborght The public dispute that erupted recently between the US Department of War (formerly Department of Defense) and the technology company Anthropic has captured the attention of global media and experts. Anthropic has developed the popular large-language model (LLM) Claude, which is not only used
Trump’s AI Race Action Plan: Removing Barriers to a Militarized Silicon Valley
Guest post by Tommaso Del Becaro The publication of the long-awaited America’s AI Action Plan by the federal government of the United States in July 2025 represents a crucial juncture in AI governance. Aimed at maintaining the US’ “unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance”, the AI Action Plan is the
Why Investigating Tech Startups in Algorithmic Warfare Matters
On 29 May 2025, the tech startup Anduril Industries and the Big Tech company Meta announced a privately funded collaboration to design and develop extended reality products integrating AI for the US military. This is just one recent example of private tech companies’ growing involvement in supplying the US government
Google’s Brave New World? Big Tech, Military AI, and the Trump Effect
In recent days, Google’s update of its AI principles that avoids clear ethical pledges in contrast to the 2018-version has gained attention. While this could be seen as a major policy shift of a big AI player, I argue in this post that it underlines an intensification of business activities
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