Artificial Intelligence and National Security: Law and Policy

• Semester: Spring 2026
• Course ID: 189R
• Credit Hours: 1
• Unique: 29635

Description

This class meets on four Fridays: January 23, February 13, March 6, and April 10.

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.