Understanding

The UK's AI Principles 1 1 1 1
What are the UK MOD AI Ethics Principles and why do we have them?
The UK's AI Principles 2 2 2 2
How can the MOD AI Principles help me assess and manage ethical risk?
The UK's AI Principles 3 3 3 3
How often are ethical risk assessments required?
The UK's AI Principles 4 4 4 4
What legal considerations must I be aware of when assessing and managing ethical risk?
The UK's AI Principles 7 7 7 7
What does Understanding mean in the context of AI development for UK Defence?
Ethics Foundations 1 1 1 1
What’s the difference between morality, ethics, and law? Where do our ideas about right and wrong come from?
Ethics Foundations 2 2 2 2
How can we identify ethical issues? Can our answers ever be considered objective?
Ethics Foundations 3 3 3 3
What is consequentialism - can the ends justify the means in certain situations?
Ethics Foundations 4 4 4 4
What is deontology - are some actions just always right or wrong?
Ethics Foundations 5 5 5 5
What is Virtue Ethics and why is it important?
Ethics Foundations 6 6 6 6
How do you make a good ethical decision?
Ethics Foundations 7 7 7 7
What makes the military a profession and what makes the State worth defending?
Ethics Foundations 8 8 8 8
What are the core military values, and how do they influence a soldier, sailor, or aviator's actions?
Ethics Foundations 9 9 9 9
Can going to war ever be ethically justified?
Ethics Foundations 13 13 13 13
Why do good people do bad things? What can we do about it?
Ethics Foundations 14 14 14 14
What are the key considerations in the "ethics of risk"?
Principles into Practice 1 1 1 1
What do we mean by “across the entire lifecycle”?
Principles into Practice 2 2 2 2
What do we mean by "assessing for the full range of effects"?
Principles into Practice 3 3 3 3
How do we balance or choose between competing Principles?
Principles into Practice 4 4 4 4
Who or what should be considered stakeholders for AI-enabled systems?
Principles into Practice 5 5 5 5
How do you identify ethical risk?
Principles into Practice 16 16 16 16
How much understanding is sufficient? Who needs to know what?
Principles into Practice 17 17 17 17
What does “trust” mean in relation to AI systems? How much trust is enough?
Principles into Practice 18 18 18 18
What does "informed consent" mean?
Case Studies 1 1 1 1
Case Study: Humanitarian Assistance AI - Protecting Vulnerable Groups
Case Studies 3 3 3 3
Case Study: Remote Monitoring of Military Divers – Determining Appropriate Control & Understanding Informed Consent
Case Studies 4 4 4 4
Case Study: AI-Driven Command Decisions and Battlefield Recommendations – Clear Communication of Risk and Maintaining Accountability
Case Studies 6 6 6 6
Case Study: Digital Dog Tags – Security and Ensuring Sufficient Trust
Supporting Resources 1 1 1 1
JSP 936: Dependable Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Defence (Part 1: Directive)