Emerging Technologies and International Relations

Emerging technologies, like Cyber and Artificial Intelligence, have become critical to the functioning of modern societies. Moreover, emerging technologies have the potential to advance revolutionary contributions to human life by supporting the generation of new ideas, politics, and businesses. Tellingly, the United Nations has acknowledged that emerging technologies, like cyber ones, are an area that cuts across all UN Sustainable Development Goals and a key enabler for achieving sustainable development. Emerging technologies have also become a key component of international relations; making their development and understanding a national and international priority. This roundtable will discuss examples of contributions from the social sciences to the study of emerging technologies’ impact on contemporary society and international relations, including cyber and AI’s impact on international conflict, democracy, and human security.