The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for Intelligence Analysis: a Review of the Key Challenges with Recommendations

Abstract

Intelligence agencies have identified artificial intelligence (AI) as a key technology for maintaining an edge over adversaries. As a result, efforts to develop, acquire, and employ AI capabilities for purposes of national security are growing. This article reviews the ethical challenges presented by the use of AI for augmented intelligence analysis. These challenges have been identified through a qualitative systematic review of the relevant literature. The article identifies five sets of ethical challenges relating to intrusion, explainability and accountability, bias, authoritarianism and political security, and collaboration and classification, and offers a series of recommendations targeted at intelligence agencies to address and mitigate these challenges.

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Study of the Psychology of Religion

“…Ethical considerations and human interpretation. While AI technologies offer valuable capabilities for uncovering patterns, themes, and symbolism in religious scriptures, it is crucial to recognize the importance of human interpretation and critical analysis (Blanchard and Taddeo 2023). AI algorithms are powerful, but they do not have the nuanced understanding and contextual knowledge that human scholars possess (Jarrahi 2018).…”