Please join the Center for Constitutional Governance for a lunchtime talk on "The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability," with author Ashley Deeks.

National security decisions pose a paradox: they are among the most consequential a government can make, but are generally the least transparent to the democratic public. The "black box" nature of national security decision-making—driven by extensive classification and characterized by difficulty overseeing executive actions—has expanded in the United States as executive power continues to grow.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to enhance national security decision-making--or even to make autonomous decisions--deepens this challenge. "The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability" addresses these pressing challenges. This book defines and explores the "double black box" phenomenon and then identifies ways that policymakers, military and intelligence officials, and lawyers in democratic states such as the United States can reap the advantages of advanced technologies without surrendering their public law values.

Lunch will be provided ot registered guests.