AI Lethality: Ethical and Legal Limits of AI-Enhanced Target Selection in Battlefield AI 

This public keynote panel will address the ethical and legal dilemmas of autonomous weapons and artificial intelligence (AI), with a special focus on AI-enhanced targeting. It will examine key questions: What are the promises and perils of emerging technology on the battlefield? How can the United States and other actors ensure AI is used responsibly and in compliance with existing normative and legal frameworks? What kinds of ethical principles should guide the development and deployment of AI and autonomous weaponry? What are the socio-political forces that force governments to examine the inherent tension within emerging technologies and moral and legal choices?  

Welcome Remarks: Dean Sophia Z. Lee

Opening Remarks: Gen. (Ret.) James E. Cartwright

Panelists: Prof. Peter Asaro, Prof. Roberto J. González, Prof. Michael C. Horowitz, Dr. Jane Pinelis, Dr. Heather M. Roff, Prof. Claire Finkelstein (moderator)

This program has been approved for a total of 1.5 Ethics CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit can make a payment via cash or check made payable to ”The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” on the day of the event in the amount of $60.00 ($30.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, evaluation forms must be completed.

Penn Carey Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning.