GC REAIM Expert
Dr Vincent Boulanin is Senior Researcher and Director of the Governance of Artificial Intelligence Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He leads SIPRI’s research on the impact of artificial intelligence on peace and security. He has written extensively on issues related to the development, use and control of autonomy in weapon systems and military applications of artificial intelligence.
His current work focuses on risks associated with the misuse of civilian AI and on responsible innovation as a form of upstream technology governance. He regularly presents his work to and engages with governments, United Nations bodies, international organizations, and the media. He has briefed the UN Security Council on the impact of emerging technologies on international peace and security and presented before the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. Before joining SIPRI in 2014, he completed a doctorate in Political Science at École des Hautes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. His recent publications include: ‘Responsible reliance concerning the development and use of AI in the military domain’ in Ethics of Information Technology (Feb 2023, co-author); ‘Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Law: Identifying Limits and the Required Type and Degree of Human-Machine Interaction’, SIPRI Report (2021, lead-author); ‘Artificial Intelligence, Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk’, SIPRI Report (2020, lead-author); and ‘Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems: Identifying Practical Elements of Human Control’, SIPRI/ICRC Report (2020, lead-author); and ‘Responsible Research and Innovation in AI for Peace and Security’ (2020, lead-author).
