Sigurd Hovd

Doctoral Researcher

Projects

Jan 2020 – Dec 2023
Warring with Machines: Military Applications of Artificial Intelligence and the Relevance of Virtue Ethics

Nov 2021 – Oct 2022
Digital Competence for Defense (DigiComp)

Latest publications

Kelly Fisher & Sigurd Hovd (2023)
Ethical challenges in AI-enhanced military operations

Sigurd Hovd (2023)
Tools of war and virtue – institutional structures as a source of ethical deskilling

Journal Article in Frontiers in Big Data

Latest news

Monday, 11 Sep 2023
PRIO Report Pushes Ethics in Digital Competence High on Norwegian Defense Sector Agenda

A new report focused on the ethical aspects of digital competence in the defense sector is in the spotlight, after a seminar convened to discuss the topic by the Ministry of Defense.

Monday, 24 Oct 2022
Workshop on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

A select group of philosophers recently gathered to discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence.

Monday, 25 Oct 2021
New Project on the Ethics of Digital Competence for the Defense Sector

The DigiComp project, led by Research Professor Greg Reichberg, has received funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Defense.

Latest events

15–16 Mar 2022
Workshop: Phenomenology and the Social Sciences

Thursday, 22 Oct 2020 14:00–17:00 UTC+02
Warring with Machines: Meeting of the Philosophers