Arthur Holland Michel is a former senior fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. He is the founder of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College and was its co-director from 2012-2020. More recently, he served as a researcher on the security and technology team at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research.
Michel's research and writing focus on artificial intelligence, drones and other emerging security and surveillance technologies. His work has appeared in a wide range of popular, academic and policy outlets, and he is currently engaged in research initiatives with the International Committee of the Red Cross and Chatham House. His first book, Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All, was published in June 2019.
You can find him on Twitter, @WriteArthur.
Featured Work
MAR 26, 2024 • Podcast
When the War Machine Decides: Algorithms, Secrets, and Accountability in Modern Conflict, with Brianna Rosen
Arthur Holland Michel and Oxford's Brianna Rosen discuss the war in Gaza, the U.S. drone program, and algorithmic decisions, transparency, and accountability.
FEB 14, 2024 • Video
Mapping the Impact of Data Fusion on Freedom, Security, and Human Rights
This panel discussion, moderated by Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel, explores the impact of data fusion and examines ethical questions around its development and use.
DEC 1, 2023 • Podcast
Keeping Tech Ethics Grounded: A Discussion with Stephanie Hare
In this discussion with Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel, researcher and author Stephanie Hare describes the fundamental dimensions of technology ethics.
OCT 26, 2023 • Podcast
Tales from the Hype Beat: A Discussion with AI Reporter Will Knight
In this discussion with Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel, Wired senior writer Will Knight reflects on a busy decade of reporting on artificial intelligence.
OCT 18, 2022 • Video
Six Questions for New Surveillance Tech, with Arthur Holland Michel
For Global Ethics Day, Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel looks at issues connected to emerging technology and privacy. How will these systems be used? How ...
JUN 30, 2022 • Podcast
Emerging Technology & the War in Ukraine, with Arthur Holland Michel
In this "Global Ethics Review" podcast, Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel discusses facial recognition systems, loitering munitions, and drones in the context of Russia's invasion ...
APR 12, 2022 • Podcast
Surveillance Tech's Infinite Loop of Harms, with Chris Gilliard
In this discussion with Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel, Chris Gilliard explains why the arc of surveillance technology and novel AI bends toward failures that ...
APR 21, 2021 • Podcast
The Societal Limits of AI Ethics
In recent years, the discussion on "AI ethics" has succeeded in mainstreaming key principles to limit the risks that would otherwise arise from the unrestricted ...
DEC 17, 2020 • Podcast
The Technical Limits of AI Ethics
In recent years, the global discussion on "AI ethics" has succeeded in mainstreaming key principles to limit the risks that would otherwise arise from the ...
JUN 8, 2020 • Podcast
Mysterious Machines: The Road Ahead for AI Ethics in International Security, with Arthur Holland Michel
How do we learn to trust AI systems and what are the implications of this technology as nations confront mass protests in a post-pandemic world?