Facultad de Derecho

Facultad de Derecho

cyber defense

CYBERWARFARE, BUSINESS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Recently, subversive groups in Colombia have used drones to attack the civilian
population and the Colombian armed forces. The use of technology for war or better technology as a weapon is part of the history of human conflicts. The government’s response has been to carry out public purchases of equally or more powerful technologies for the detection, control and destruction of drones and to obtain technical assistance and training from foreign governments with greater technological development.

Businesses related to the sale of weapons and cyber defense are some of the most important in terms of volume and value of transactions. The digital era has introduced with greater emphasis a new area, which is the transfer of information technologies related to the use of weapons. As in other issues, artificial intelligence is introducing another factor of imbalance in favor of those who may be at the forefront in the use of automation and predictability as strategic tools.

In this essay we are going to analyze and discuss how information technologies are at the core of the war industry and how the very principles of human rights in armed conflict can undergo changes due to threats to national and international security. through the use of artificial intelligence.