Legion-X: Israel’s Elbit demonstrates man-machine teaming from UAS to ground robots
The system is meant to provide a vision into the "digital battlefield" based on inputs from a variety of systems.
DoD’s update to autonomous weapons policy accounts for AI’s ‘dramatic’ future role
“I think one of… the things we sought to accomplish in the course of the update is clarifying the language to ensure a common understanding both inside and outside the Pentagon of what the directive says,” said Michael Horowitz, director of the Pentagon’s Emerging Capabilities Policy Office.
How Robot Trucks Will Work: Army Roboticist
AUSA: Google does it. Tesla does it. So why isn’t the Army deploying self-driving cars and trucks throughout the world to save lives and move gear without weighing down soldiers? The Army’s chief roboticist, Bob Sadowski, talked with me about what makes it so challenging for the military to design autonomous trucks that can crawl their […]
Pentagon Study Urges ‘Immediate Action’ On Thinking Weapons; VCJCS Selva Cautious
WASHINGTON: Should the United States build physical and cyber Terminators, weapons that do not have a human in the loop? The unequivocal answer from the prestigious Defense Science Board is yes. “This study concluded that DoD must accelerate its exploitation of autonomy—both to realize the potential military value and to remain ahead of adversaries who also […]
Artificial Intelligence Drone Defeats Fighter Pilot: The Future?
In an intriguing paper certain to catch the eye of senior Pentagon officials, a company claims that an artificial intelligence program it designed allowed drones to repeatedly and convincingly “defeat” a human pilot in simulations in a test done with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). A highly experienced former Air Force battle manager, Gene Lee, tried repeatedly […]