Gary Corn Contributes to Opinio Juris Symposium on International Law and Artificial Intelligence in Armed Conflict
Gary Corn has published a scholarly contribution to a multi-author symposium hosted by Opinio Juris examining the intersection of cyber operations, international law, and artificial intelligence in armed conflict. His piece, titled "Law of Armed Conflict Implications of AI-Induced Fog of War," addresses the international humanitarian law ("IHL") consequences of generative AI-enabled military deception — specifically, the emergence of scalable, adaptive, machine-to-machine deception operations capable of distorting battlefield awareness and contributing to erroneous targeting decisions and civilian harm (Source).
Corn argues that existing IHL provides the governing framework for evaluating these novel forms of AI-induced deception, while emphasizing that its careful and deliberate application to increasingly sophisticated machine-generated manipulations of operational reality will be essential as the technology advances. The analysis situates generative AI deception within established IHL doctrine — examining how rules governing distinction, precaution, and the prohibition on perfidy apply when deception is no longer the product of human artifice alone but of systems capable of operating at speed and scale beyond human cognition (Source).
The Opinio Juris symposium draws contributions from multiple scholars and practitioners engaging foundational questions about how international law governs AI systems deployed in armed conflict. Corn's contribution reflects his broader work at the intersection of national security law, cyber operations, and emerging technology — areas in which he advises, writes, and testifies as a recognized expert.