Browsing by Advisor "Špelda, Petr"
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The 5G Technology Nexus: Assessing Threats and Risks of Implementation
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2021)Date of defense: 3. 2. 2021The new 5G technology, next generation of telecommunication and mobile network, is all around the world in course of inspection and inquiry for its astonishing novelty, from new services to functions and scalability. ... -
Beyond the algorithms: Evaluating the risks of deploying machine learning in domestic counterterrorism: A comparison between predictive policing and counterterrorism activities
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2022)Date of defense: 14. 9. 2022Over the last decades, Machine Learning (ML) has been implemented in nearly every part of our daily lives. Whereas this development was heavily discussed in the area of predictive policing (PP), there was little public ... -
Cyber Attacks against Iran as Instruments of Hybrid Warfare
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2021)Date of defense: 24. 6. 2021Kybernetická bezpečnost se rychle stává jedním z nejdůležitějších témat v oblasti globální politiky. Z tohoto důvodu je nezbytné věnovat tématům z této oblasti pozornost, protože mohou zásadním způsobem ovlivnit mezinárodní ... -
Denying Scientific Facts as a New Form of Revisionism
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2022)Date of defense: 22. 6. 2022Modern society has been plagued by revisionism since the 19th century. It has permeated historical milestones of the 20th century and has recently found a new footing thanks to social media. One of its facets is science ... -
Dopady umelej inteligencie a robotických systémov na revolúciu vo vojenských záležitostiach v ozbrojených silách Izraela a Ruskej Federácie
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2021)Date of defense: 24. 6. 2021Každá revolúcia vo vojenských záležitostiach bola vždy vo veľkej miere ovplyvnená novými typmi technológií. Svedčia o tom aj príklady takýchto revolúcií z minulosti, jedna dokonca nedávna z obdobia 70. až 90. rokov minulého ... -
Explaining Ethics Convergence: The Case of Artificial intelligence
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2020)Date of defense: 25. 6. 2020Maria Lucia Miotto Master Thesis Abstract in English Although more and more works are showing convergence between the many documents regarding the ethics of artificial intelligence, none of them has tried to explain the ... -
Food Security and Machine Learning: Opportunities and Challenges
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2021)Date of defense: 24. 6. 2021Vzhledem k rostoucímu vlivu globálního oteplování a kontinuální závislosti na neobnovitelných zdrojích, jako jsou fosilní paliva či úrodná půda, existuje velmi reálná hrozba pro budoucnost agrární sféry. Vedle budoucích ... -
Fully Autonomous Weapons System (AWS): Analysis of AWS with regard to IHL and Martens Clause
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2021)Date of defense: 15. 9. 2021Vladimir Putin once said 'Whoever becomes the leader in AI [artificial intelligence] will become the ruler of the world' (Kamphuis and Leijnen, 2021: 'third revolution in warfare' after gunpower and nuclear weapons (BBC, ... -
GANs gone wild: Public perceptions of Deepfake technologies on YouTube
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2021)Date of defense: 15. 9. 2021Deepfake technologies are a form of artificial intelligence (AI) which are based on generative adversarial networks (GANs), a development which has emerged out of deep learning (DL) and machine learning (ML) models. Using ... -
How can Factors Underlying Human Preferences Lead to Methods of Formal Characterizations towards Developing Safe Artificial General Intelligence?
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2020)Date of defense: 16. 9. 2020This research aims to investigate the Artificial Intelligence (AI) value alignment problem, which refers to the challenge in developing a safe and reliable AI that can achieve our goals and adhere to our values as we intend ... -
Machine learning applications in the United States criminal justice system: A critical content analysis of the COMPAS recidivism risk assessment
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2021)Date of defense: 15. 9. 2021Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models are increasingly utilised in every aspect of life and society due to their superhuman abilities to digest large amounts of data and find obscure patterns and ... -
Permissibility of Machine Learning in the EU: Driving Concepts Surrounding Robust Artificial Intelligence
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2022)Date of defense: 22. 6. 2022LA FONTAINE, MARINA. Permissibility of Machine Learning in the EU: Driving Concepts Surrounding Robust Artificial Intelligence. 61 p. Master Thesis. Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political ... -
Predicting and Preventing Terrorism with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Implications for Security in Israel
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2022)Date of defense: 22. 6. 2022The thesis examines the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for predicting and preventing terrorism and the resulting security risks. At the conceptual level, the thesis examines the approach of predicting ... -
Regulation of Autonomous Weapon Systems: EU and U.S. policy strategies
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2021)Date of defense: 24. 6. 2021Tato diplomová práce se zabývá problematikou autonomních zbraňových systémů ve spojení s fenoménem umělé inteligence. V rámci problematiky AWS magisterská práce řeší jejich potenciální regulaci či kompletní zákaz vývoje. ... -
Security Risks for Critical Infrastructure in the Water Management Sector
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2022)Date of defense: 22. 6. 2022The thesis examines the security concerns connected with the critical infrastructures in the water management sector, specifically hydraulic structures comprising the drinking water supply system. The thesis focuses on ... -
Total ban or responsible use? A policy survey to better regulate the use of AI-powered video surveillance in law enforcement in the European Union
Defence status: DEFENDED(Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, 2022)Date of defense: 14. 9. 2022AI-powered video surveillance is a heated issue in the European Union which has given rise to a very polarised debate. On the one hand, proponents advocate for its ability to make cities safer and better protect people. ...