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When AI Fights, the War Never Ends — Myriam Dunn Cavelty

When AI Fights, the War Never Ends — Myriam Dunn Cavelty23 jun1 u 03 min

Artificial intelligence is redrawing the boundaries of cybersecurity — accelerating attacks, complicating attribution, and compressing the time humans have to make decisions that matter.

In this episode, Myriam Dunn Cavelty of ETH Zurich examines AI-driven conflict, the politics behind critical infrastructure protection, the limits of European governance, and what it means when cyber war has no clear start and no clear finish.

Myriam Dunn Cavelty is a Senior Scientist at the Centre for Security Studies at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Her research examines the political and societal implications of digital technologies, with a particular focus on cyber security, cyber warfare, critical infrastructure protection, and technology governance. She also serves as co-editor-in-chief of Contemporary Security Policy.

Selected Publications

The evolution of cyberconflict studiesThe politics of cyber securityCyber security politics: Socio-technological transformations and political fragmentationCybersecurity in SwitzerlandCyber-security and threat politics: US efforts to secure the information age

Recommended article:

Cyber War Will Not Take Place

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

01:55 - What Actually Counts as Critical Infrastructure in the Age of AI?

07:58 - ENISA: Europe's Cybersecurity Watchdog — Triumphs, Failures, and Missed Opportunities

13:00 - Does the World Need a Global Cybersecurity Regulator?