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Paul Scharre

Executive Vice President & Director of Studies at Center for a New American Security (CNAS); Author of "Army of None" and "Four Battlegrounds"

Paul Scharre
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Artificial Intelligence, Authors, Cybersecurity, Military, Security & Defense, Technology, TED, Veterans, World Affairs
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Paul Scharre Biography

Paul Scharre is the Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at Center for a New American Security (CNAS0. He is the award-winning author of "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." His first book, "Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War," won the 2019 Colby Award, was named one of Bill Gates’ top five books of 2018, and honored by The Economist as one of the top five books to understand modern warfare. TIME magazine named Scharre in 2023 as one of the “100 most influential people in AI.”

Scharre previously worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) where he played a leading role in establishing policies on unmanned and autonomous systems and emerging weapons technologies. He led the Department of Defense (DoD) working group that drafted DoD Directive 3000.09, establishing the department’s policies on autonomy in weapon systems. He also led DoD efforts to establish policies on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs and directed energy technologies. Scharre was involved in the drafting of policy guidance in the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance, 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, and secretary-level planning guidance.

Prior to joining OSD, Scharre served as a special operations reconnaissance team leader in the Army’s 3rd Ranger Battalion and completed multiple tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a graduate of the Army’s Airborne, Ranger, and Sniper Schools and Honor Graduate of the 75th Ranger Regiment’s Ranger Indoctrination Program.

Scharre has published articles in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, TIME, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Politico, and USA Today, and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, and the BBC. He has testified before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and has presented at the United Nations, NATO, the Pentagon, the CIA, and other national security venues. He holds a PhD in war studies from King’s College London and an MA in political economy and public policy and a BS in physics from Washington University in St. Louis.

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Paul Scharre Videos

  • Paul Scharre - The Hague Program on International Cyber Security
    Paul Scharre - The Hague Program on International Cyber Security
    Paul Scharre discusses his new book, "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"
  • Paul Scharre - Carnegie Council for Ethics
    Paul Scharre - Carnegie Council for Ethics
    Paul Scharre describes some of the complications of getting machines to recognize when a combatant has surrendered or is wounded.
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Paul Scharre Books

  • Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
    Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
  • Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War
    Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

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