»Eine sorgfältig konstruierte Maschine der Gewalt«
Über algorithmische Kriegsführung, abduktive Mutmaßungen und automatisiertes »Völkerrecht«
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https://doi.org/10.32387/prokla.v54i217.2144Schlagworte:
Epistemologie, Künstliche Intelligenz, Krieg, ZielfindungssystemeAbstract
Die generelle Entwicklung und der Einsatz von militärischer »Data Science« bzw. Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) und ihre Konsequenzen wurden lange vernachlässigt zugunsten einer Betrachtung der Probleme autonomer Waffensysteme, ihrer möglichen Regulation und der Bedeutung einer »Meaningful Human Control«. Anschließend an frühere Arbeiten diskutiere ich die Entwicklung, Architektur, die epistemische Logik und Materialität algorithmischer Kriegsführung sowie die Konsequenzen des Einsatzes fortgeschrittener KI-gestützter Entscheidungs-, Ziel- und Tötungssysteme am Beispiel des US-amerikanischen »War on Terror« und des Gazakrieges. Ich analysiere die epistemologischen und ontologischen Prämissen algorithmischer Kriegsführung und die soziotechnischen Implikationen dieser Mensch-Maschinen-Gefüge.
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