The US Department of Defense plans to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles with artificial intelligence by 2026 to keep up with China.
This was reported by AR, according to Ukrinform’s report.
As stated, the initiative aims to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in the military field in the USA.
“The ambitious initiative called Replicator aims to spur progress in the very slow transition from U.S. military innovations to the use of small, smart, cheap and multiple platforms,” said Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. said.
The Pentagon has more than 800 artificial intelligence projects, and most of them are in the testing phase. These technologies help obtain information and increase the efficiency of military operations.
“The Department of Defense is struggling to implement AI advances that are the result of the latest breakthrough in machine learning,” said Gregory Allen, a former senior Pentagon AI official who now works at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
It says autonomous devices could use artificial intelligence to predict maintenance of the Air Force’s 2,600 aircraft, including B-1 bombers and Blackhawk helicopters, and to help track enemy forces.
Thanks to advances in data processing speed and machine-to-machine communication, advances in this field will lead to humans taking on the role of auditors, the publication says.
Another area of use of artificial intelligence is space. China plans to use artificial intelligence, including satellites, to detect potential threats. The United States is also trying to keep up and is already using autonomous technologies that help track objects in space.
The publication notes that the use of artificial intelligence technologies helped Ukraine resist Russian aggression.
As reported by Ukrinform, there are systemic US export restrictions against China, which include restricting the supply of modern technologies to the People’s Republic of China, especially in the field of artificial intelligence. Many countries are currently trying to adapt artificial intelligence for military purposes.