Hyperwar and the dehumanisation of war

An ethical consideration
Publication date
2026-01-20
Document type
Conference paper
Author
Bussmann, Benedikt
Organisational unit
DOI
URI
Conference
Publisher
Universitätsbibliothek der HSU/UniBw H
Book title
Artificial Intelligence in Security and Defense : Proceedings of the workshop AI4SD
First page
31
Last page
35
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Peer-reviewed
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Language
English
Keyword
Military ethics
Artificial intelligence
Hyperwar
Ethical risks
Meaningful human control
Abstract
Artificial intelligence is completely transforming the general picture of warfare and combat operations. These changes not only present the German Armed Forces with technical and organizational challenges but also call into question its entire leadership philosophy. If decisions can only be made at machine speed, the role and self-conecption of soldiers must be taken into account in this process of change. This requires a interdisciplinary discourse, the framework for which must also be developed. This is because the scientific debate about terminology and arguments has a direct impact on human-machine interaction on today’s and tomorrow’s battlefields. Discussions about responsibility and functionality are therefore not theoretical but extremely real turf wars that will help determine how the military will use artificial intelligence in the future.
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