Release the Bots of War: Social Media and Artificial Intelligence as International Cyber Attack

• Autorzy: Jasper Schellekens

Warianty tytułu

Wojna botów: media społecznościowe i sztuczna inteligencja - międzynarodowy atak cybernetyczny

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

Możliwość przeprowadzania ataków na infrastrukturę krytyczną państw skłoniła do ponownej oceny ius ad bellum w cyberprzestrzeni oraz opracowania podręcznika (ang. Tallinn Manual) na polecenie Centrum Doskonalenia Cyberobrony NATO. Sztuczna inteligencja w połączeniu z wykorzystaniem platform mediów społecznościowych, które mają dostęp do dużej liczby odbiorców, otworzyły nową drogę dynamiki międzynarodowej, stwarzając potencjalne zagrożenie dla niezależności politycznej państw. Niniejszy artykuł dokonuje analogii w stosowaniu algorytmicznego kierowania kampaniami dezinformacyjnymi i influencerskimi oraz ataków cybernetycznych. Analizuje role różnych aktorów w sferze międzynarodowej w celu zrozumienia, do czego, jeśli w ogóle, mogą zobowiązać się narody w imię przeciwdziałania tym zagrożeniom dla ich niezależności politycznej na mocy prawa międzynarodowego.(abstrakt oryginalny)

EN

The possibility of conducting attacks on critical infrastructure of States prompted a re-evaluation of the jus ad bellum in cyberspace and the drafting of the Tallinn Manual at the behest of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Artificial intelligence combined with the use of social media platforms that have access to large audience has opened a new avenue of international dynamics, posing a potential threat to the political independence of states. This article presents the analogy in the use of algorithmic targeting misinformation and influence campaigns and cyber attacks, as well as examines the roles of the various actors in the international sphere with a view on understanding what actions, if any, nations can undertake to counter these threats to their political independence under international law.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Sztuczna inteligencja; Prawo międzynarodowe; Media społecznościowe; Kampanie społeczne; Infrastruktura krytyczna

EN

Artificial intelligence; International law; Social media; Social campaigns; Critical infrastructure

• Czasopismo: Przegląd Europejski
• Rocznik: 2021
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 163-179

Twórcy

autor

Jasper Schellekens

• University of Malta (Msida, Malta)

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DOI

10.31338/1641-2478pe.4.21.10