Introduction Arguments for and against the applicability of machine learning in the production of intelligence products for military missions are dominated by technical, legal, ethical and organisational discourses. A fifth obstacle that trumps them all goes underscrutinised. US and allied military use of machine learning in intelligence products enjoins the military, the state and its…
Over the past decade, blockchain technology has become widely associated with cryptocurrencies. For many observers, the story of blockchain begins with Bitcoin and ends with digital coins traded on global exchanges. Yet this interpretation captures only the first phase of a much larger technological transformation. What is now emerging is a broader shift in how…
Matthew Ford’s War in the Age of the Smartphone is an essential companion for anyone seeking to understand the changing nature of conflict in the digital age. Just as World War II expanded modern conflict into “total war,” where civilians inevitably became legitimate targets, Ford drives home the reality that in the smartphone era nobody…
Data isn’t going away. That much is clear. Short of a solar flare, societal collapse or extinction event, data will continue to underwrite the twenty-first century information economy.
