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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

"Data Centers Enter the Battlefield. Now What?" Here are some recommendations I've pulled together from @icrc.org-assocated sources for tech companies to consider, with the aim of sparing civilians from the dangers of hostilities. open.substack.com/pub/techncon...

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Data Centers Enter the Battlefield. Now What?

There’s been a lot of renewed media attention around data centers being treated as military targets during armed conflict.

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Congrats to my ICRC colleague, Edward Gracia, for being the recipient of OAS’s Inter-American Defense Board’s IADB Medal for his work representing the @icrc.org's humanitarian concerns in the Americas region.

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Thanks for re-circulating this, @justinhendrix.bsky.social. For those who find themselves working on these issues, my piece (from 2023), offers 8 recommendations for tech companies that are operating in situations of armed conflict. @justsecurity.org @accountabletech.bsky.social

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Looking forward to today’s panel at #CriticalEffectDC. It promises to be a lively discussion that considers everything from vulnerabilities of local essential services, to the risks of war, to the laws that regulate cyber actors operating in armed conflicts. securityandtechnology.org/critical-eff...

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Critical Effect DC 2025

8th annual industrial control systems security conference | Washington, DC

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

The ways militaries are designing & using #AI for #war demonstrates why soldiers must comply with int'l humanitarian law--law governing armed conflict. I had the pleasure of discussing this and other topics with Sanjay Puri on his podcast RegulatingAI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=beGT...

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AI & International Law Governing Armed Conflict Challenges & Future Implications - Jonathan Horowitz

YouTube video by The RegulatingAI Podcast

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

In the latest episode, Intercross (@icrc.org) welcomes back Laura Walker McDonald to help us understand the limits to harmful information online, how harmful information affects communities in conflict and situations of violence, and what we can do about it. blogs.icrc.org/intercross/2...

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Digital Dilemmas 2.0: Deepfakes - Intercross: The Podcast

In this Digital Dilemmas 2.0: Deepfakes episode, we take a look at two poignant questions: “How do we distinguish truth from manipulation? Who owns the truth?“ We tour a deepfake exhibit created by th...

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Israel and the occupied territories: @icrc.org facilitates return of remains, detainees under ceasefire agreement www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates return of remains, detainees under ceasefire agreement

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

In an effort to explain the @icrc.org’s work, and the conditions it works in, my colleague Steve Dorsey penned this op-ed: “Hostages, humanity, and hard choices: Defending the Red Cross’s mission in Gaza” www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/33280...

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Hostages, humanity, hard choices: The Red Cross’s mission in Gaza

The International Committee of the Red Cross remains concerned about the exploitation of hostages in recent hostage handovers.

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

“Hostages need to be released. People in Gaza need respite from violence and access to...humanitarian aid. This all depends on the continuation of the ceasefire agreement" www.icrc.org/en/statement...

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Upholding the ceasefire in Gaza is an imperative for preserving human life and dignity

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

How to respond?: Yoshua points to int'l agreements & treaties as ways to moderate behavior. But why would govts be incentivized to limit their sovereignty over AI, he asks? He points to govt fears of loss of human control, and that govts will not want a single entity to abuse the power of AI.

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Yoshua raises issues/concerns about the consolidation of power via AI and asks how can that be compatible with democracy and worries that the creation of new weapons could create geopolitical instability. What if AI allows for a geopolitical "power grab"?, he asks. Guardrails can be removed.

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

AI capabilities are on an exponential rise, with increased collection of data, progress in language, and a big rise in funding. He recalls Turing's word of caution around how humans might control AI systems "smarter than us," but hard to know when/if AGI will arrive.

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Kicking off the day listening to @yoshuabengio.bsky.social's welcoming address at MILA's 2-day event on harms and risks of AI in the military. Here's info about the event: harms-risks-ai-military.org.

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Harms and Risks of AI in the Military

A cross-disciplinary workshop fostering an open and inclusive discussion on the harms and risks of using AI for military purposes

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

We're assembling a starter pack of Tech Policy Press contributors on Bluesky! Follow the folks in our community for perspectives on a range of issues at the intersection of technology and democracy!

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I've really been enjoying these starter packs as a way to find voices I followed over on the other site and also to find new ones. Here's a short thread of some of the packs I'm following (starting with a work-in-progress @techpolicypress.bsky.social one): bsky.app/profile/tech...

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Looking forward to delivering a talk titled: “AI in Armed Conflict: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” amongst a collection of impressive presenters and participants at #HRAIM2024. www.harms-risks-ai-military.org

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Harms and Risks of AI in the Military

A cross-disciplinary workshop fostering an open and inclusive discussion on the harms and risks of using AI for military purposes

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

With 120+ armed conflicts worldwide, and as we mark the 75th anniversary of the 4 Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is hosting an event on 26 Nov. on its flagship legal report: “International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts." Register👉 www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...

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EVENT: Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Realities and How IHL Addresses them

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Jonathan Horowitz @jonathanhorowitz.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

It was a pleasure speaking with @lawfare.bsky.social about how the laws of war address risks that arise when tech companies offer support to belligerents. A key point: These companies and governments need to talk about these risks with each other with the aim of avoiding harm to civilians.

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