The study is led by researchers Lee Hadlington, Jens Binder, Sarah Gardner, Maria Karanika-Murray and Sarah Knight. The aim of this research is to evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) in military defence (AAID).

After analyzing the literature on the subject, the researchers conducted a quantitative study. To do this, the researchers used the following methodology:

« A total of 1,590 participants (aged 19-75, M = 45.7, SD = 16.1) completed a self-report questionnaire which included an initial item pool of 29 attitudinal statements related to the use of AI in defense. An additional general attitude towards AI scale was also included to assess the concurrently validity of the AAID scale. The AAID underwent initial statistical validation via exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis to test the underlying structure of the newly developed scale.»

The results of the research show that the use of AI in the defense sector offers many opportunities. But it also brings new challenges in other areas, such as ethics and morality, as well as risks to its application.