How to Use AI at Battlefield?

How to Use AI at Battlefield?

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The U.S. military has embraced Artificial Intelligence (AI), arguing that America cannot compete against potential adversaries such as Russia and China without this technology. This comes over the backdrop of concern over placing machines in charge of deadly weapons, which has prompted military officials to adopt a conservative approach to AI, one that involves a human in the decision-making process for the use of deadly force.
Allowing AI to control some weapons systems may be the only way to defeat enemy weapons, evaluates the head of U.S. Army acquisitions. Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisitions, Logistics and Technology (ASAALT), said it may not be wise to put too many restrictions on AI teamed with weapons systems.
The problem with this policy is that it may hinder the Army’s ability to use AI to increase reaction time in weapon systems, he said.
“Time is a weapon,” Jette said. “If I can’t get AI involved with being able to properly manage weapons systems and firing sequences then, in the long run, I lose the time deal.
Jette’s office is working with the newly formed Army Futures Command (AFC) to find a clearer path forward for AI on the battlefield. AFC, which is responsible for developing Army requirements for artificial intelligence, has established a center for AI at Carnegie Mellon University, according to military.com.
“How do I do proper policy so we [ensure] weapons don’t get to fire when they want and weapons don’t get to fire with no constraints, but instead we properly architect a good command-and-control system that allows us to be responsive and benefit from the AI and the speed of some of our systems?” Jette said.
“We are trying to structure an AI architecture that will become enduring and will facilitate our ability to allocate resources and conduct research and implantation of AI capabilities throughout the force,” he said.