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WiSe 21/22: Einführung in die Sicherheitspolitik: Künstliche Intelligenz und Militär

Heiner Bröckermann

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The course is intended to combine an introduction to security policy with a thematic deepening on the topic of "artificial intelligence" and the military. Military and security policy deals with many contents of a nationally or in an alliance organised defence against danger. The classic state monopoly of force behind this almost naturally leads to controversies in domestic and foreign policy about the expenditure, goals and use of state-organised force. This policy manifested itself most conspicuously in questions of the military. Until 1990, security was organised in the bipolar confrontation in the shadow of the mutual nuclear deterrence of the superpowers and their alliances. Since then, the understanding of security has been "broadened" and has now given way to a "comprehensive concept of security" in many perspectives of society, politics, economy, environment, and culture. The boundaries of external and internal security disappeared, and threats became more multi-layered. The weaknesses and strengths of the internet as well as perspective dangers of a weak or strong artificial intelligence have become dominant topics. In the process, the dangers suspected in the technology, some of which are still unknown, are combined with a well-known threat scenario of political global competition. In the course and an accompanying day excursion, in-depth knowledge of security policy problems on individual topics will be gained. close

Suggested reading

Sven Bernhard Gareis, Deutschlands Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik. Eine Einführung. 3., aktualisierte Auflage, Opladen, Toronto 2021; Ines-Jacqueline Werkner, Friedens- und Konfliktforschung. Eine Einführung, München 2020; Deutsche Sicherheitspolitik. Herausforderungen, Akteure und Prozesse. Hrsg. von Stephan Böckenförde und Sven Bernhard Gareis. 2., vollständig überarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage, Opladen, Toronto 2014; Wilfried von Bredow, Armee ohne Auftrag. Die Bundeswehr und die deutsche Sicherheitspolitik, Zürich 2020; Deutsche Verteidigungspolitik. Hrsg. von Ina Wiesner (Kraft), Baden-Baden 2013 (= Schriften der AIK, 29); Paul Scharre, Army of None. Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War, New York, London 2019; Stuart Russell, Human Compatible. Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control, New York 2019; Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Military Weapons Systems. The Need for Concepts and Regulations. Hrsg. von Fraunhofer-Leistungsbereich Verteidigung, Vorbeugung und Sicherheit (VVS), Ettlingen 2020; Peter Layton, Fighting Artificial Intelligence Battles. Operational Concepts for Future AI-Enabled Wars, Canberra 2021 (=Joint Studies Paper Series No. 4); Elsa B. Kania, „AI Weapons“ in China´s Military Innovation. Report, Washington 2020 (= Brookings). close