Military AI has unlimited potential!

In fact, AI  is an algorithm that makes judgments and performs tasks based on synthetic information and logic. However, for AI technology to approach the human-like reasoning and decision-making capabilities, it will take a long time to develop, as well as perfect the big data warehouse for AI to access and learn.

AI technology expert John Shanahan assessed that for military AI technology development, limiting errors and technical errors and making ethical decisions is a top priority. With growing military AI platforms, the US is at the forefront of this field. This statement is also supported by the head of the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies, Sergey Oznobisev.

When put into equipment, AI will greatly assist soldiers on the battlefield.

“The US military AI development strategy has great potential. They are having the opportunity to surpass the rest of the world in this field, “said expert Sergey Oznobisev.

The Pentagon’s development priority is to develop a multi-domain unified command system that connects all troops and services with the support of AI – JADC2. This is considered the core command system of the US military in the future, helping the decision of the commander to be made according to the rules of sequential or priority on the battlefield along the vertical or horizontal axis. The complexity of such a command system requires AI support to function smoothly and efficiently.

“We are focusing our attention on perfecting the inter-level command system, shortening decision-making and response times on the battlefield. With the support of AI, the new command system will maintain and create an advantage for the US military against potential adversaries in the future,” said Director of the Development Program of the Joint Intelligence Command Center. artificial intelligence (JAIC) of the US military, Nand Mulchandani assessed.

According to Mr. Nand Mulchandani, JADC2’s application has achieved a number of achievements in 2019 making predictions about the transformation of the battlefield in the simulated environment. JAIC is improving the capabilities of the JADC2 version through simulation lessons and synthetic data from the field.

Not only JAIC, the Pentagon’s Future Projects Agency (DARPA) is also testing artificial neural network AI technology that can be applied as a virtual assistant to help simplify the operation of aircraft. when piloting a military aircraft called the RED. This technology is being applied and tested on the F-15C Eagle aircraft model in virtual combat missions.

These areas of research are only a small part of military AI. Many military experts estimate that countries around the world, including the US, are still in the early stages of AI research. It has almost unlimited potential, and at a certain level of development, AI can replace humans in many extreme and high-risk combat conditions.

The prospect of a combined army of humans and machines with AI support is no longer a fantasy.

Risk of AI taking over human rights?

Besides the benefits AI brings, this future technology still contains many dangers, especially when it is used in the military field. International military experts have repeatedly warned about the dangers when military AI can make wrong decisions.

Former head of the US Department of Defense, Robert Work, said that current AI technology is not reliable enough for military applications, including deciding whether to use nuclear weapons or not. Humanity cannot risk AI to push the world to the brink of destruction like what happens in the Hollywood movie “Terminator”.

According to Mr. Robert Work, the scenario of uncontrolled nuclear war due to AI also has many similarities with Russia’s Premier “doomsday” system (Dead Hand). This system allows the nuclear weapons system to automatically activate the ability to respond without human intervention in total nuclear war.

However, who will control the military AI and if it recognizes humanity as an opponent to destroy, how to deal or the scenario is similar to in the “Terminator” series.

“We need to make sure that AI should not take over the use of nuclear weapons, as well as other destructive weapons,” said Robert Work.

Assessing the risks related to the application of AI in the military field, expert Sergey Oznobisev assessed, AI is a completely new technology field, containing many unforeseen technical problems. Therefore, when applying AI in the military field, it is necessary to have prevention scenarios and countermeasures in unexpected situations caused by this technology.