Artificial Intelligence and National Security: Law and Policy
Semester: Spring 2025
Course ID: 189R
Credit Hours: 1
Unique: 29165
Course Information
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Not Allowed
Short course:
Jan 13 - Mar 28, 2025
Cross-listed with other school
Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Registration Information
Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
Day
Time
FRI
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Evaluation Method
Type
Date
Time
Location
Other
Description
Co-Taught by Julissa Milligan Walsh. This class will only meet in person on three dates: January 24, February 14, and March 28. There will be required readings prior to the first class meeting.
This course will explore the implications of advances in artificial intelligence for the law and policy of U.S. national security. Students will first learn to understand and classify AI systems. The class will then consider the lawfulness and prudence of current and potential future uses of AI in intelligence, law enforcement, and armed conflict. The course will also explore AI’s potential effects in the online information space, cybersecurity, and terrorism, before considering possible government responses and the applicable legal principles. The class will also situate AI within the broader geopolitical context, including great-power competition with China. Students will be evaluated based on research and writing assignments of modest length, in-class exercises, and class participation.
Klein, Adam I. 