BABL AI’s Chief Ethics Officer, Dr. Jovana Davidovic, was recently featured in Iowa Magazine, a publication of the University of Iowa, for her groundbreaking work helping governments, militaries, and global institutions responsibly govern the use of AI in warfare. The profile highlights Dr. Davidovic’s lifelong commitment to minimizing civilian harm and shaping ethical frameworks that ensure accountability in high-risk AI deployments.
In the article, “Iowa Expert Helps Global Leaders Consider Risks of AI in Warfare,” Dr. Davidovic discusses the rise of autonomous weapons and decision-support tools—technologies that are rapidly reshaping how militaries identify and engage targets. With funding from a $1 million grant awarded by the Research Council of Norway, Dr. Davidovic is leading a multinational effort at the Peace Research Institute Oslo to create ethical risk management frameworks for military AI systems.
“When these things fail, they can fail on a grand scale,” she told Iowa Magazine, emphasizing the urgent need for transparency, human oversight, and accountability.
At BABL AI, Dr. Davidovic leads the firm’s ethics and risk practices across industries—from defense and public sector to finance, insurance, and healthcare—where she helps organizations build AI governance programs that align with emerging global standards.
Her work serves as a timely reminder that ethical AI is not only a regulatory necessity but a humanitarian imperative.
You can read the full article HERE.
