Artificial intelligence is increasingly capable of reaching conclusions that even its creators struggle to explain. As militaries integrate these systems into targeting and weapons, the danger is not merely that machines might make mistakes, but that humans may lose the ability to understand decisions made in their name.
There was a major spike in Polymarket bets predicting the Iran War, an hour before Trump’s strikes began, new analysis finds
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has quit, warning that AI companies are racing towards superintelligence despite fears the technology could become uncontrollable.
AOAV and SOAS brought together journalists, researchers and experts to examine how artificial intelligence, surveillance, big tech and automated targeting are reshaping warfare, civilian harm and the investigative methods needed to expose responsibility across increasingly opaque military systems.
Pope Leo's first encyclical warns that without stronger regulation and ethical oversight, artificial intelligence risks undermining democracy, human dignity and social cohesion by concentrating power in the hands of governments and technology companies.
The technology company insists British data stays British. Critics say that misses the point entirely.
The clash between the Pentagon and AI firms exposes a deeper danger: that rushing opaque artificial intelligence into military operations risks weakening accountability and increasing harm to civilians before its limits are fully understood.
Using quantitative and qualitative data, AOAV examines the frequency and context in which the phrase ‘World War Three’ has been used by British media outlets between August 2025 and January 2026.
Israel’s AI-driven bombing of Gaza has produced unprecedented civilian death rates and raised grave accusations of genocide and war crimes.
As far-right nationalism resurges in Britain, American defence-tech firms like Anduril and Palantir are exploiting patriotic imagery and political discontent to expand their influence, embedding themselves within the UK’s defence establishment and blurring the line between security, surveillance, and ideology.
Britain’s latest military exercise in Latvia quietly showcased a new generation of AI-driven systems—Cobalt, ARX, Viking, DSA, Menace-T and Ghost X—that signal a shift from human decision-making to algorithmic warfare.
Britain’s Strategic Defence Review has put artificial intelligence at the centre of its military modernisation, but while billions are being invested in autonomy, the projects remain fragmented, heavily reliant on foreign suppliers, and fraught with ethical dilemmas.