Artificial Intelligence and National Security

This book explores national security uses for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Western Democracies and its malicious use. This book also investigates the legal, political, ethical, moral, privacy and human rights implications of the national security uses of AI and the aforementioned democracies. It illustrates how artificial intelligence for national security purposes could threaten individual’s most fundamental rights, and the use of AI in digital policing could undermine users human rights and privacy.

In relation to its examination of the adversarial uses of AI, this book discusses how certain countries use AI to launch disinformation attacks by automating the creation of false or misleading information to subvert public discourse. With regards to the potential of AI for national security purposes, this book investigates how AI could be utilized in content moderation to counter violent extremism on social media platforms. It also discusses the current practices in using AI in managing Big Data Analytics demands.

As a general-purpose, dual-use technology, AI can be deployed for both good and evil. The use of AI is increasingly becoming of paramount importance to the government’s mission to keep their nations safe. However, the design, development and use of AI for national security poses a wide range of legal, ethical, moral and privacy challenges. This book analyses the implications of these challenges and offers solutions that can be mitigated or eradicated wherever possible.