Lender Fellows Research the Impact of AI-Controlled Weapons
June 13, 2023
SU News
Anthropology Professor Mona Bhan is leading the team of student researchers
In the current 2022–24 Lender Center for Social Justice Fellowship Project, a group of students is investigating how AI-controlled weapons transform war and surveillance. Directed by anthropology professor Mona Bhan, the project team includes three Maxwell students: Aren Burnside, who earned dual bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and philosophy in 2020 and is now working on his doctorate in anthropology; and rising juniors Nadia Lyngdoh-Sommer, a sociology major, and Anna Terzaghi, who is majoring in anthropology and international relations.
Lyngdoh-Sommer’s interest in the area is fueled by her background. Growing up in Singapore, she witnessed how the country uses AI technology to police and surveil its citizens. She and her research counterparts say the fellowship has provided an introduction to the field of how AI weapons systems transform war and surveillance activities and accentuate the social and political vulnerabilities of humans to violence.
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By John Boccacino
Published in the Spring 2023 issue of the Maxwell Perspective
Amid the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, Maxwell scholars are gathering critical data, designing policy and informing future leaders.
The four-week program is being offered by Orange Works with support from ASPI and the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
His background in autonomous flight systems includes work with Airbus and Google.
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