CDLE Ethics Conference

Moral courage is not reserved for combat. It is a daily discipline that shapes leadership, culture and decision-making across Defence.

When machines help decide who lives and who dies on the battlefield, the hardest question is no longer what AI can do—but who answers when it gets it wrong.

As AI begins to influence life-and-death military decisions, this article asks whether commanders can remain accountable when the logic guiding those decisions is hidden inside a black box.