artificial intelligence

Eyeing China, Top US General Sees Tech Revolution on Battlefield

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said the US military has to fully embrace robotics and artificial intelligence if it is to maintain superiority over China.

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General Atomics to Develop Smart Sensor Technology for MQ9 Reaper Drone

The Department of Defense has awarded General Atomics a $93.3 million contract to enhance the autonomous sensing capabilities of its MQ-9 Reaper combat drone.

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US Army’s Prometheus AI Software to Increase Sensor, Shooter Capabilities

The US Army is refining an artificial intelligence software prototype designed to swiftly recognize potential threats and provide targeting coordinates through quick analysis of intelligence information.

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Purdue Working to Make Military Drone Software Hackproof

Purdue University, in collaboration with Princeton, has embarked on a five-year project to make the software of military drones and other unmanned machines hackproof.

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AI Can Change Nearly Every Aspect of the Battlefield, Esper Says

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reiterated the importance of ethical principles for the American military as it seeks to become a dominant player in the field of artificial intelligence.

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No, AI and Big Data Are Not Going to Win the Next Great Power Competition

While the US was worried about cracking terrorist networks, the Chinese were speeding towards the very defenses required to put up a front against the predictable American military machine.

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China launches JARI combat drone boat

The state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation launched the JARI combat unmanned surface vessel

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US military invests $2 billion in ‘next generation’ artificial intelligence

The U.S. military is investing  $2 billion to develop a new generation of artificial intelligence with “human-like” communication skills, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Pentagon’s research wing, announced in a release on Friday, September 7. DARPA will use the money to fund around 20 existing and new projects that will push for a new level of machine learning.  Director Steven Walker said the agency was making multiple research investments “aimed at transforming computers from specialized tools to partners in problem-solving.” “Today, machines lack contextual reasoning capabilities, and their training must cover every eventuality, which is not only costly, but ultimately impossible,” he explained. “We want to explore how machines can acquire human-like communication and reasoning capabilities, with the ability to recognize new situations and environments and adapt to them.” Today at D60, Dr. Steve Walker announced a $2B campaign to develop the third wave of #AI technologies. The "AI Next" initiative will focus on contextual reasoning to create more trusting, collaborative partnerships between humans & machines. https://t.co/JJzCJQnxhv #DARPA60 pic.twitter.com/CSJd1Q25Zt — DARPA (@DARPA) September 7, 2018 The current generation of smart machines and robots cannot be easily updated when a new technology appears, and researchers want them to learn to update themselves, …

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Robotic vehicles: Russia’s quest for the weapons of future wars

After years of research and testing, multipurpose unmanned ground vehicles are finally being accepted for service alongside Russia’s troops.

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Smart killer robots: China’s military future could rest on artificial intelligence

China's increasing interest in artificial intelligence could signal its use in unmanned and other military technology

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