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The Pentagon is expanding the use of AI capabilities from space surveillance to ground operations.
AI is used to control compact drones on special forces missions, track soldiers physical fitness, predict the maintenance needs of military aircraft, and monitor space rivals.
According to The New York Times, several countries are lobbying the UN to pass a binding resolution restricting the use of artificial "killer drones", but several major countries are resisting this step and prefer a non-binding resolution.
According to Reuters, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in August that technologies such as artificial intelligence-controlled drones would help counter China's numerical advantage in people and weapons. "We will oppose the PLA with our own mass, but ours will be harder to predict, harder to hit, harder to defeat."
By 2026, the Pentagon plans to deploy thousands of affordable autonomous vehicles with AI to accelerate the transition to small, intelligent and low-cost platforms. The Replicator project is aimed at stimulating innovation in the military sphere. Despite the uncertainty of funding and the lack of specifics in the details, it is expected that it will contribute to making important decisions about the readiness of AI technologies for implementation, including in armed systems.
There is no doubt among experts that the United States will master fully autonomous lethal weapons in the coming years. It is assumed that a person will always control such weapons, although in practice the role of a person may be reduced to observation.
In the space sector, the last front of military competition, AI tools also track potential threats. An example is the operational prototype Machina, which autonomously monitors more than 40,000 objects in space.
In other areas, AI helps the U.S. Air Force maintain its fleet by predicting aircraft maintenance needs. Among the health-saving initiatives is a project to track the physical fitness of the entire Third Infantry Division of the US Army.
As part of the "comprehensive command and control" concept, the Pentagon aims to speed up the connection of combat units by automating data processing. However, this process is complicated by bureaucracy and the need to attract qualified personnel.
Finally, it is important to note that regardless of the degree of system autonomy, there will always be a responsible operator who is aware of the limitations of the system and is trained to work with it. This ensures that the use of autonomous weapons will take place taking into account all possible risks.
AI is used to control compact drones on special forces missions, track soldiers physical fitness, predict the maintenance needs of military aircraft, and monitor space rivals.
According to The New York Times, several countries are lobbying the UN to pass a binding resolution restricting the use of artificial "killer drones", but several major countries are resisting this step and prefer a non-binding resolution.
According to Reuters, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in August that technologies such as artificial intelligence-controlled drones would help counter China's numerical advantage in people and weapons. "We will oppose the PLA with our own mass, but ours will be harder to predict, harder to hit, harder to defeat."
By 2026, the Pentagon plans to deploy thousands of affordable autonomous vehicles with AI to accelerate the transition to small, intelligent and low-cost platforms. The Replicator project is aimed at stimulating innovation in the military sphere. Despite the uncertainty of funding and the lack of specifics in the details, it is expected that it will contribute to making important decisions about the readiness of AI technologies for implementation, including in armed systems.
There is no doubt among experts that the United States will master fully autonomous lethal weapons in the coming years. It is assumed that a person will always control such weapons, although in practice the role of a person may be reduced to observation.
In the space sector, the last front of military competition, AI tools also track potential threats. An example is the operational prototype Machina, which autonomously monitors more than 40,000 objects in space.
In other areas, AI helps the U.S. Air Force maintain its fleet by predicting aircraft maintenance needs. Among the health-saving initiatives is a project to track the physical fitness of the entire Third Infantry Division of the US Army.
As part of the "comprehensive command and control" concept, the Pentagon aims to speed up the connection of combat units by automating data processing. However, this process is complicated by bureaucracy and the need to attract qualified personnel.
Finally, it is important to note that regardless of the degree of system autonomy, there will always be a responsible operator who is aware of the limitations of the system and is trained to work with it. This ensures that the use of autonomous weapons will take place taking into account all possible risks.
