Podcasts about certain conventional weapons

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss exploding pagers, CISA's hot take, and international collaboration.  Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER, MCCYWG, & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts. Links: BBC pager article:  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz04m913m49o NPR pager article: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/g-s1-23812/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-international-law. Points of Interest: 1. One particular focus is Article 7(2) of the Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which was added to an international law focused on the use of conventional weapons in 1996. Both Israel and Lebanon have agreed to it; 2. It prohibits the use of booby traps or "objects that civilians are likely to be attracted to or are associated with normal civilian daily use;" 3. "U.S. Defense Department also references that same article from those amended 1996 protocols in its own "Law of War Manual," with an oft-cited example of communications headsets that Italian military units booby-trapped with explosives after retreating during World War II. CISA:  https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/cisa_software_cybercrime_villains/ AUKUS EW challenge article: https://defensescoop.com/2024/09/26/aukus-inaugural-electronic-warfare-challenge-winners/ The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West https://a.co/d/cqH7Nns

Over the past decade, discussions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain have largely focused on autonomous weapon systems. This is partially due to the ongoing debates of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. While autonomous weapon systems are indeed a pressing concern, the critical reality is that AI is hastily deployed to gather intelligence and, even more worrisome, to support militaries to select and engage targets. As AI-based decision support systems (AI DSS) are increasingly used in contemporary battlefields, Jimena Sofía Viveros Álvarez, member of the United Nations Secretary General's High-Level Advisory Body on AI, REAIM Commissioner and OECD.AI Expert, advocates against the reliance on these technologies in supporting the target identification, selection and engagement cycle as their risks and inefficacies are a permanent fact which cannot be ignored, for they actually risk exacerbating civilian suffering.

Erin Hunt explains why the meeting is unable to proceed for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons: the Russians cannot arrive because the airspace is closed to Russian planes. Talk shifts to the causes of the Ukraine War and how to end it. David Burman sees it as caused largely by Western obliviousness to Russia's security concerns. This view is generally qualified by the notion that Putin would have attacked anyhow, and just uses NATO as an excuse. The talk gets more animated when there is a discussion about having Ukraine surrender but continue the conflict with nonviolent Civilian Based Defence. For the video, audio podcast, comments and transcript: https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-420-whay-does-stop-the-war-mean/

Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news, including an overview of Tesla's “AI Day,” which among other things, introduced the Dojo supercomputers specialized for ML, the HydraNet single deep-learning model architecture, and a “humanoid robot,” the Tesla Bot. Researchers at Brown University introduce neurograins, grain-of-salt-sized wireless neural sensors, for which they use nearly 50 to record neural activity in a rodent. The Associated Press reports on the flaws in ShotSpotter's AI gunfire detection system, and one case which used such evidence to send a man to jail for almost a year before a judge dismissed the case. The Department of the Navy releases its Science and Technology Strategy for Intelligent Autonomous Systems (publicly available), including an Execution Plan (available only through government channels). The National AI Research Resource Task Force extends its deadline for public comment in order to elicit more responses. The Group of Governmental Experts on Certain Conventional Weapons holds its first 2021 session for the discussion of lethal autonomous weapons systems; their agenda has moved on to promoting a common understanding and definition of LAWS. And Stanford's Center for Research on Foundation Models publishes a manifesto: On the Opportunities and Risks of Foundation Models, seeking to establish high level principles on massive models (such as GPT3) upon which many other AI capabilities build. In research, Georgie Institute of Technology, Cornell University, and IBM Research AI examine how the “who” in Explainable AI (e.g., people with or without a background in AI) shapes the perception of AI explanations. And Alvy Ray Smith pens the book of the week, with A Biography of the Pixel, examining the pixel as the “organizing principle of all pictures, from cave paintings to Toy Story.” Follow the link below to visit our website and explore the links mentioned in the episode. https://www.cna.org/CAAI/audio-video

In Episode 21, our podcast guest brings you ideas from the perspective of a diplomat. The UN Geneva Library & Archives Director, Francesco Pisano, sits down with Jivan Gjorgjinski, a diplomat who served for 3 years in Geneva as Head (chargé d'affaires) of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the UN in Geneva from June 2016 to July 2019.    In this discussion, he shares what it was like working in multilateral diplomacy in Geneva, and what this means in action, giving particular highlights from two key experiences: chairing the 2018 Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), and the 2019 CCW GG on LAWS, or the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems.   He explains more about these legal instruments and why they are key examples of multilateralism in action. He also looks at some critical questions: the role of small-state diplomats in the UN, the role of and opportunity for small states in multilateralism, and how diversity, creativity, and finding common ground come into play in multilateralism.  You'll even hear a bit about why we should be more like a sci-fi series you might know well!   To follow Jivan Gjorgjinski on Twitter, head here: https://twitter.com/jivan_gj  You can also find out more about the Biological Weapons Convention: https://bit.ly/2VPkiRf and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons: https://bit.ly/2VPkiRf at the UN Geneva website.  We also have Library Research Guides on Biological Weapons & Chemical Weapons, check them out here as part of the Disarmament series: https://libraryresources.unog.ch/?b=s.  Content: Speakers: Jivan Gjorgjinski & Francesco Pisano. Host: Natalie Alexander. Editor and Sound Editor: Natalie Alexander. Image: Jivan Gjorgjinski. Recorded & produced at the UN Geneva Library & Archives.

Andy and Dave welcome Dr. Anna Williams and Dr. Larry Lewis to discuss the recent UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, and the latest developments in the global discussion on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS).

Andy and Dave begin with an AI-generated podcast, using the “dumbed down” GPT-2 with the repository of podcast notes; GPT-2 ends the faux podcast with a video called “The World Ends with Robots” and Dave later discovers that a Google search on the title brings up zero hits. Ominous! Andy and Dave continue with a discussion of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes and the implications for autonomous systems. Stanford University launches the Stanford Institute for Human-centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), which seeks to advance AI research to improve the human condition. Ahead of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva, Japan announces its intention to submit a plan for maintaining control over lethal autonomous weapons systems. A new report from Hal Hodson at the Economist reveals that, should DeepMind successfully create artificial general intelligence, its Ethics Board will have legal “control” of the entity. And Steve Walker and Vint Cerf discuss other US Department of Defense projects that Google is working on, including the identification of deep fakes, and exploring new architectures to create more computing power. NVidia announces a $99 AI development kit, the AI Playground, and the GauGAN. In research topics, Google explores whether neural networks show gestalt phenomena, looking specifically at the law of closure. Researchers with IBM Watson and Oxford examine supervised learning with quantum-enhanced feature spaces. Shashu and co-workers explore quantum entanglement in deep learning architectures. Dan Falk takes a look at how AI is changing science. And researchers at Facebook AI and Google AI examine the pitfalls of measuring emergent communication between agents. The World Intellectual Property Organization releases its 2019 trends in AI. A report takes a survey of the European Union’s AI ecosystem. While another paper surveys the field of robotic construction. Kiernan Healy releases a book on Data Visualization. Allen Downey publishes Think Bayes: Bayesian Statistics Made Simple. The Defense Innovation Board releases a video from its public listening session on AI ethics at CMU from 14 March. The 2019 Human-Centered AI Institute Symposium releases a video. And Irina Raicu compiles a list of readings about AI ethics.

Dr. Larry Lewis, the Director of CNA’s Center for Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence, joins Andy and Dave to provide a summary of the recent United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons meeting in Geneva on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems. Larry discusses the different viewpoints of the attendees, and walks through the draft document that the group published on “Emerging Commonalities, Conclusions, and Recommendations.” The topics include: Possible Guiding Principles; characterization to promote a common understanding; human elements and human-machine interactions in LAWS; review of related technologies; possible options; and recommendations (SPOILER ALERT: the group recommends 10 days of discussion for 2019).

Dr. Larry Lewis, the Director of CNA’s Center for Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence, joins Andy and Dave to provide a summary of the recent United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons meeting in Geneva on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems. Larry discusses the different viewpoints of the attendees, and walks through the draft document that the group published on “Emerging Commonalities, Conclusions, and Recommendations.” The topics include: Possible Guiding Principles; characterization to promote a common understanding; human elements and human-machine interactions in LAWS; review of related technologies; possible options; and recommendations (SPOILER ALERT: the group recommends 10 days of discussion for 2019).

Join Kara Frederick, from the Technology and National Security program at CNAS, in a discussion with Mary Wareham, Paul Scharre, and Elsa B. Kania on the key takeaways of the fifth meeting of the UN GGE for the CCW in Geneva.

The black letter law discussed in this episode is: Primer on International Humanitarian Law https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/what_is_ihl.pdf The major principles of IHL https://casebook.icrc.org/glossary/fundamental-principles-ihl Artificial Intelligence winning Texas hold ‘em https://www.geekwire.com/2017/libratus-ai-program-bested-professional-poker-players-no-limit-texas-holdem/ CCW (Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons) https://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/4F0DEF093B4860B4C1257180004B1B30?OpenDocument 2017 CCW meeting https://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/A0A0A3470E40345CC12580CD003D7927?OpenDocument ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) https://www.icrc.org/en DOD Directive on Autonomy in Weapon Systems https://cryptome.org/dodi/dodd-3000-09.pdf Federal Acquisition Regulations https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar DOD Instruction on Joint Services Weapon and Laser System Safety Review Processes http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/500069p.pdf?ver=2017-11-20-141123-893 Additional Protocol 1 https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl/INTRO/470 LtCol Schuller’s articles: Inimical Inceptions of Imminence: A New Approach to Anticipatory Self-Defense Under the Law of Armed Conflict https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2701499 At the Crossroads of Control: The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Weapon Systems with International Humanitarian Law https://harvardnsj.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/02/Schuller-NSJ-Vol-8.pdf Alan Schuller is a professor at the Stockton Center for the Study of International Law: https://usnwc.edu/Faculty-and-Departments/Directory/Alan-L-Schuller

We discuss topics from Game of Thrones Season 7, including who owns Dragonstone. We also discuss adverse possession, eminent domain, the Geneva Conventions, the Rome Statute, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, and other profound legal issues that Game of Thrones definitely intended to raise. In memory of Thoros "Topknot" of Myr.