CODORD: Human-AI Communication for Deontic Reasoning Devops

Human-AI Communication for Deontic Reasoning Devops (CODORD) intends to create new, automated techniques for humans to author knowledge about deontics (obligations, permissions, and prohibitions) into an expressively flexible logical language by using natural language (i.e., English). 

CODORD has the potential to enable automated deontic reasoning with high assurance (i.e., verifiability/explainability and correctness) to assess compliance with orders, regulations, laws, operational policies, and ethics. 

Automated deontic reasoning could be critical for enabling autonomous systems to:

• Accurately apply rules of engagement in dynamic contexts
• Interpreting and maintaining the integrity of commander's intent across the chain of command and in operations planning
• Analyzing intelligence
• Negotiating among subtle but crucial differences in legal and command authorities in allied relationships during joint operations.