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Kris Osborn, National Interest: The U.S. Military's Ships, Tanks, Aircraft and Drones Are Getting AI
And that is a really big deal.
The Pentagon is making a massive push to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence to ships, tanks, aircraft, drones, weapons and large networks as part of a sweeping strategy to more quickly harness and integrate the latest innovations.
Many forms of AI are already well-underway with US military combat systems, yet new technologies and applications are emerging so quickly that Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has directed the immediate creation of a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
“The Deputy Secretary of Defense directed the DoD Chief Information Officer to standup the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center in order to enable teams across DoD to swiftly deliver new AI-enabled capabilities and effectively experiment with new operating concepts in support of DoD's military missions and business functions." DoD spokeswoman Heather Babb told Warrior Maven.
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Update #1: But First, Infrastructure: Creating the Conditions for Artificial Intelligence to Thrive in the Pentagon (Richard Kuzma, War On The Rocks)
Update #2: Pentagon Makes Massive New AI Push - Tanks, Ships, Weapons, Drones & Networks (Warrior Maven)
WNU Editor: This is the next frontier in military innovation, and one that will definitely change warfare as we know it.
