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Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Emerging Technologies

Overview: A 2,500 word (+/- 10%) academic essay.

Percentage of mark for module: 25%

Due date: Submitted via ELE before 1400 on 18/02/2026. Information on how to submit an assignment can be found via:

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/infopoints/yourinfopointservices/assessments/

4.1 Structure of the report and what is re-quired

Pick one of the questions from below and write a 2,500 (+/- 10%) word academic essay on it. Standard academic essay rules apply in regards to structure, referencing, etc.

Questions:

1. Increased autonomy in weapons systems is often met with claims of developing more dangerous ”killer robots”. Make an argument for whether increased autonomy in these systems do or do not pose a threat.

2. Recent decades have seen a rising tension emerge within the intelli-gence community between the need for secrecy and the need for open- ness. Make an argument for greater secrecy or greater openness within the intelligence community in the modern technology and data-driven world.

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3. Current advancements in artificial intelligence are being driven by de-velopments in and the relationship between data, algorithms, and com-putational power. Discuss the nature of this relationship in relation to disinformation, the threats it poses and potential mitigation strategies.

4. Current advancements in artificial intelligence are being driven by de-velopments in and the relationship between data, algorithms, and com-putational power. Discuss the nature of this relationship in relation to online extremism, the threats it poses and potential mitigation strate-gies.