PodMAPS 1: Balancing opportunities and risks - Can we trust Artificial Intelligence on the battlefield?

PodMAPS is a podcast series exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming the military domain, and what it means for international peace and security. This first episode explores opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in the military context. Guests discuss the promises of military AI, including enhanced decision-making and operational effectiveness, before turning to concerns around accountability, unpredictability, and the erosion of human judgment. The episode also explores the role of humans in human-machine interaction and what this means for legal obligations under international humanitarian law.  Featuring Ambassador Ernst Noorman (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands), Dr. Michael C. Horowitz (Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania), Dr. Bruce Watson (GC REAIM Commissioner), Georgia Hinds (ICRC), Gaurav Keerthi (RSIS, NTU), Dr. Saeed Aldhaheri (University of Dubai), and Kerstin Vignard (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory). Hosted and produced by Ulysse Richard (UNODA) as part of the Military AI, Peace & Security (MAPS) Dialogues, funded by the Republic of Korea. All four episodes are now available. Listen to the full series and share it with your network. Links: Strategic Guidance Report from the Global Commission on Responsible AI in the Military Domain: https://hcss.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GC-REAIM-Strategic-Guidance-Report-Final-WEB.pdf  Definition of trustworthiness by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA): https://www.ida.org/research-and-publications/publications/all/t/tr/trust-trustworthiness-and-assurance-of-ai-and-autonomy  Learn more about the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs’ work on AI in the military domain: https://disarmament.unoda.org/en/our-work/emerging-challenges/artificial-intelligence-military-domain