Journal article
Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues at the Intersection of National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Performance Enhancement
Science and engineering ethics, Vol.32(1), 3
02/2026
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-025-00546-z
PMCID: PMC12783173
PMID: 41335287
Abstract
Horizon scanning is intended to identify opportunities and threats associated with technology, regulatory, and social change. Here, we report the results of a new horizon scan based on inputs of an international group of 33 participants, focusing on future issues arising from the military use of artificial intelligence (AI) for augmenting human performance. The final list of 12 issues includes topics spanning from the political (educating and training individuals to accept and work with AI), to the regulatory (issues of consent to human-AI teaming and hybridization), to security (the hackability of neural devices that connect to AI), to philosophical (the nature and phenomenology of brain-to-brain interfaces). The early identification of such issues is relevant to researchers, policymakers, military practitioners, and the wider public.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues at the Intersection of National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Performance Enhancement
- Creators
- Blake Hereth - Western Michigan UniversityGérard de Boisboissel - Carol I National Defence UniversityMartin Cm Bricknell - King's College LondonMaria Brincker - University of Massachusetts BostonWilliam Casebeer - Riverside Research United States, London, UKJovana Davidovic - University of IowaJeremy Davis - University of GeorgiaJacob Earl - Georgetown UniversityNir Eisikovits - University of Massachusetts BostonDaniel Feldman - University of Massachusetts BostonLucas França Garcia - Bioethics and Human and Social Sciences Health Promotion Graduate Program, SA, BrasilFrédéric Gilbert - University of TasmaniaVincent Guérin - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloAdam Henschke - University of TwenteJames Hughes - University of Massachusetts BostonDominique Lambert - Professor of Philosophy University de Namur (Belgium), Namur, BelgiumSahar Latheef - ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Australian National University (Australia), Canberra, AustraliaJonathan D Moreno - University of PennsylvaniaIan Shane Peebles - Arizona State UniversityMichelle T Pham - Michigan State UniversityShira Pindyck - University of PennsylvaniaIlya Rudyak - University of PennsylvaniaNariyoshi Shinomiya - National Defense Medical CollegeNeil D Shortland - University of Massachusetts LowellRobert Sparrow - Monash UniversityJoseph Stramondo - San Diego State UniversityLaure Tabouy - Aix-Marseille UniversitéPaul Tubig - Georgia Southern UniversityDavid Whetham - King's College LondonNicholas G Evans - Department of Political Science, University ofMassachusetts Lowell (USA), Lowell, USA. Nicholas_evans@uml.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Science and engineering ethics, Vol.32(1), 3
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11948-025-00546-z
- PMID
- 41335287
- PMCID
- PMC12783173
- NLM abbreviation
- Sci Eng Ethics
- ISSN
- 1353-3452
- eISSN
- 1471-5546
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 12/03/2025
- Date published
- 02/2026
- Academic Unit
- Law Faculty; Philosophy
- Record Identifier
- 9985090622602771
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