CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Cakir, Özge |
|---|---|
| Title | Artificial Intelligence and Human Security: Understanding the Role of Human in Contemporary Warfare |
| Summary | Throughout history, the nature of warfare has evolved in light of technological developments. The 21st century is witnessing rapid developments in artificial intelligence (AI) technology and their implications in the military sphere. The accelerating intelligence and autonomy that these developments provide the weapon systems are among the main features of the recent Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). At the same time these features create a feeling of anxiety about the role of humans on the battlefield. This thesis seeks to scrutinize the main reasons behind the failure of the Critical Security Studies (CSS) scholars’ attempts to approach the altering nature of warfare and the role of human from a Human Security perspective. Therefore, it argues that in order to address the paradigm shifts in contemporary warfare and how it affects the role of humans on the battlefield successfully, Human Security should be re-connected with war-making. Instead of putting too much emphasis on drone warfare as the existing literature suggests, the more recent developments with the risk of eliminating humans from war-making should be addressed. Achieving a clearer understanding of what sort of motives that artificially intelligent units have would make it possible to control these motives. Thus, it would be possible for Human Security to successfully address the decreasing role of human in war-making. |
| Supervisor | Roe, Paul |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/cakir_ozge.pdf |
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