Objective
Many experts and policy makers are disturbed by the military application of Artificial Intelligence. They fear that AI will replace human commanders to make strategy independently. AI will take over military decision-making, deciding when, where, and how states will go to war - and whom they will kill. Ultimately, there is a fear that AI will automate war. It is a bleak vision. GENERAL AI explores the portentous issue of AI and military decision-making. It aims to dispel the misunderstandings, hyperbole, and myth which surround the topic. In place of assertion, it investigates concretely and empirically, how AI has been applied to military operations, and military decision making in the last decade, and how AI might be applied in the near future. It will examine whether, and how AI has transformed military decision-making; and how it might in the near future. The research will explore three major technological, sociological, and ethical issues:
What can AI technology actually do? How have the armed forces applied AI to military operations - and how might they? How should AI be applied to military decision-making ethically? The research will answer these questions through systematic archival research, interviews, and ethnographic fieldwork in selected military headquarters. It will test the hypothesis that, in fact, while AI might influence military decision-making, it will not automate it. On the contrary, commanders will apply the results of AI, only in reference to their staff and technicians, who programme, operate and maintain the AI software. They will define how to use AI. In this way, GENERAL AI will contribute to debates about AI at the highest level. It will also simultaneously help EU political leaders, policy-makers and military forces to understand the application of AI to military affairs, so that they are in a better position to employ this radical technology in defence of Europe.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
This project has not yet been classified with EuroSciVoc.
Be the first one to suggest relevant scientific fields and help us improve our classification service
You need to log in or register to use this function
Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
-
HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
MAIN PROGRAMME
See all projects funded under this programme
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-ERC - HORIZON ERC Grants
See all projects funded under this funding scheme
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) ERC-2025-ADG
See all projects funded under this callHost institution
Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
EX4 4QJ Exeter
United Kingdom
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.