The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) recently released revised AI strategy aims to accelerate AI use within the organization in a safe and responsible way.

Originally published in 2021, the AI strategy has been revised to:

1. Provide a foundation for NATO and Allies to lead by example and encourage the development and use of AI in a responsible manner for Allied defense and security purposes.

2. Accelerate and mainstream AI adoption in capability development and delivery, enhancing interoperability as a key element within the Alliance, including through the delivery of AI Use Cases.

3. Protect and monitor its AI technologies, manage related risks, and protect its ability to innovate, addressing security policy considerations such as the operationalization of its Principles of Responsible Use (PRUs).

4. Identify and safeguard against threats from adversarial use of AI.

Further, in the revised AI strategy, NATO has updated the outcomes updated in NATO’s 2021 AI strategy, taking the progress into consideration, and has added new outcomes to significantly improve NATO’s AI readiness.

The revised AI strategy also states that:

1. NATO can act as a platform to facilitate information exchange and sharing of good practices on responsible AI adoption among Allies.

2. NATO must strengthen its understanding of the AI landscape, including access to specialized testing facilities, to determine opportunities, challenges, and best practices for AI certification and validation.

3. Responsible adoption of AI at NATO should reflect the UN’s General Assembly resolution on AI.

4. NATO should accelerate the responsible adoption of AI capabilities in accordance with its Principles of Responsible Use (PRUs).

5. NATO will need to address the impact of AI on its military and civilian workforce, potentially requiring retraining programs and integrating technical experts into operations.

6. The availability of high-quality, unbiased data is a prerequisite for developing secure and reliable AI systems.

7. NATO must remain a proponent of responsible AI use to mitigate safety concerns and address adversarial interference, such as disinformation and AI-enabled information operations.

8. Strategic foresight, including anticipatory governance and scenario planning, is needed to promote NATO’s AI readiness.

9. Cooperation with like-minded partners, industry, academia, and research organizations that can help NATO advance responsible AI adoption, develop innovation ecosystems, and access cutting-edge solutions.