Peter Spayne
Artificial Intelligence
Strategy & consultancy
Spayne, P. (2023).
‘Evidence to Consider the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Weapons’ https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/119826/pdf/
Spayne, P. (2023).
‘What Does Trust Mean in the Context of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems?’ Royal United Services Institute Defence Systems 25(1).
Spayne, P., Lacey, L., Cahillane, M., & Saddington, A. (2024). ‘Autonomy is the Answer, what was the Question?’
IMechE, INEC24 Conference Proceedings, Nov 24. https://doi.org/10.24868/11162
Spayne, P., Lacey, L., Cahillane, M., & Saddington, A. (2024). Operating itself safely: merging the concepts of ‘safe to operate’ and ‘operate safely’ for lethal
autonomous weapons systems containing artificial intelligence. Defence Studies, 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702436.2024.2415712
Spayne, P (2025). The AI Problem is Culture not Technology. Science in Parliament, Vol 81, No 4, Winter 2025. Science in Parliament – Science in Parliament
The paper “Autonomy is the Answer, What Was the Question?” received the IMechE Patron’s Prize at the INEC24 conference.
This and other publications have contributed to a significant circuit of research contribution, guest lectures, presentations and talks at institutions including GCREAIM, the Ukrainian Embassy, University of Southern Denmark (AUTONORMS & HUMECH), York’s Institute for Safe Autonomy, DSTL, DAIC, other leading UK universities and a
number of international conferences.
Additionally, Peter has been published in a number of internal publications within the Royal Navy and Ministry of Defence, including works for UKNEST, The Greenie, and The Naval Review, alongside a portfolio of TV, Radio and Podcast appearances available on Spotify.
More information regarding 'Safe to Operate Itself Safely' can be found via Cranfield universities Research Page.
