Arthur Holland Michel is a 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
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, writer, professor, and speaker Dr. Chris Gilliard explains why the arc of surveillance technology and novel "...
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
The last decade has witnessed a vibrant public discussion about how to safely, ethically, and legally integrate complex artificial intelligence (AI) into modern life, particularly ...
APR 20, 2020 • Podcast
Ethics, Surveillance, & the Coronavirus Pandemic, with Arthur Holland Michel
As U.S. states and European nations contemplate how to end the COVID-19 quarantine, Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel discusses all aspects of surveillance and ...
JUN 26, 2019 • Podcast
Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All, with Arthur Holland Michel
Arthur Holland Michel, founder of the Center for the Study of the Drone, traces the development of the Pentagon's Gorgon Stare, one of the most ...