By Ingvild Bode

January 2026

Ingvild Bode and Lena Trabucco (Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen) wrote an article in Danish magazine RÆSON, examining the use of military AI-based systems and the challenges they pose to the role of humans in deciding when and how to use force. Drawing on high-profile contemporary wars, they explore how these systems shape decision-making and highlight the existing governance gap in the military domain. The authors conclude by advancing a ”Responsibility by Design” approach across the entire AI lifecycle to ensure meaningful human control, from system design to post-use review.