Learning to trust Skynet: Interfacing with artificial intelligence in cyberspace

IF 4 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Contemporary Security Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-10 DOI:10.1080/13523260.2023.2180882

Christopher Whyte

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The use of AI to automate defense and intelligence tasks is increasing. And yet, little is known about how algorithmic analyses, data capture, and decisions will be perceived by elite decision-makers. This article presents the results of two experiments that explore manifestations of AI systems in the cyber conflict decision-making loop. Though findings suggest that technical expertise positively impacts respondents’ ability to gauge the potential utility and credibility of an input (indicating that training can, in fact, overcome bias), the perception of human agency in the loop even in the presence of AI inputs mitigates this effect and makes decision-makers more willing to operate on less information. This finding is worrying given the extensive challenges involved in effectively building human oversight and opportunity for intervention into any effective employment of AI for national security purposes. The article considers these obstacles and potential solutions in the context of data gathered.

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学会信任天网：在网络空间与人工智能对接

人工智能在自动化国防和情报任务中的应用越来越多。然而，对于精英决策者将如何看待算法分析、数据捕获和决策，我们知之甚少。本文介绍了两个探索人工智能系统在网络冲突决策循环中的表现的实验结果。尽管研究结果表明，技术专长对受访者衡量输入的潜在效用和可信度的能力产生了积极影响(表明培训实际上可以克服偏见)，但即使在人工智能输入存在的情况下，对循环中人类代理的感知也会减轻这种影响，并使决策者更愿意在更少的信息上操作。这一发现令人担忧，因为有效地建立人类监督和干预机会涉及广泛的挑战，以有效地利用人工智能来实现国家安全目的。本文在收集数据的背景下考虑这些障碍和潜在的解决方案。

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Contemporary Security Policy Multiple-

CiteScore

14.60

自引率

6.80%

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期刊介绍： One of the oldest peer-reviewed journals in international conflict and security, Contemporary Security Policy promotes theoretically-based research on policy problems of armed conflict, intervention and conflict resolution. Since it first appeared in 1980, CSP has established its unique place as a meeting ground for research at the nexus of theory and policy. Spanning the gap between academic and policy approaches, CSP offers policy analysts a place to pursue fundamental issues, and academic writers a venue for addressing policy. Major fields of concern include: War and armed conflict Peacekeeping Conflict resolution Arms control and disarmament Defense policy Strategic culture International institutions. CSP is committed to a broad range of intellectual perspectives. Articles promote new analytical approaches, iconoclastic interpretations and previously overlooked perspectives. Its pages encourage novel contributions and outlooks, not particular methodologies or policy goals. Its geographical scope is worldwide and includes security challenges in Europe, Africa, the Middle-East and Asia. Authors are encouraged to examine established priorities in innovative ways and to apply traditional methods to new problems.