Gregory M. Reichberg is Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). He holds a Ph.D.in philosophy from Emory University (USA). From 2012-2020 he headed the Oslo-based Research School on Peace and Conflict, and from 2009-2012 he was director of the PRIO Cyprus Centre in Nicosia, where he coordinated research and dialogue activities in search of a political settlement to the island’s division. He has also led dialogue activities involving Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. Reichberg co-leads PRIO's research project, ""Ethical Risk Assessment of AI-enabled Weapons,"" a project funded by the Research Council of Norway. A member of the Vatican’s Academy of Social Sciences, he also serves as an advisor to the Holy See’s mission to the United Nations in Geneva, where he and a team have just completed a report (Outer Space and Humanity at a Crossroads: a New Frontier of the Common Good) that will be published in January. His writings include a monograph Thomas Aquinas on War and Peace (Cambridge University Press, 2017). In addition to numerous articles has also published several co-edited volumes, including most recently Robotics, AI, and Humanity: Science, Ethics, and Policy (Springer, 2021). Reichberg’s current work is focused on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in the military domain; he also is researching how satellite imagery can serve as a valuable tool for conflict resolution and related peace activities.
