David Barnes

Named as one of Forbes’ “Top 15 AI Ethicists" and an Oxford Fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI, David Barnes is a strategic senior executive, educator, and mentor with 30+ years of demonstrated leadership for a diverse global enterprise, who empowers senior business and government leaders seeking to develop, implement, and lead strategic and responsible digital transformation, aligning business strategy while mitigating AI ethical, legal and societal risks affecting their business or investment decisions. A recently retired senior military officer and professor of philosophy, David is an internationally renowned expert in responsible and assured AI, human machine teaming, and autonomy. He is the author of The Ethics of Military Privatization: The US Armed Contractor Phenomenon and multiple articles on ethics of armed conflict and the ethics of emerging technology, and he has been an invited panelist and speaker for over 100 national and international events. His remarks are personal views and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Defense, the United States Army, or any other department or agency of the United States Government.