U.S. Deploys AI-Assisted Targeting: Maven, a system that analyzes satellite data to identify targets in real-world conflicts
Military

U.S. Deploys AI-Assisted Targeting: Maven, a system that analyzes satellite data to identify targets in real-world conflicts

The United States military is using computer vision to target enemy positions in the Red Sea and elsewhere.

March 27, 20242 min read
U.S. Plans to Expand Drone Fleet: The Pentagon has a $1.8 billion AI budget for 2024.
Military

U.S. Plans to Expand Drone Fleet: The Pentagon has a $1.8 billion AI budget for 2024.

The United States military aims to field a multitude of autonomous vehicles.

September 21, 20232 min read
U.S. Plans to Expand Drone Fleet: The Pentagon has a $1.8 billion AI budget for 2024.
Military

U.S. Plans to Expand Drone Fleet: The Pentagon has a $1.8 billion AI budget for 2024.

The United States military aims to field a multitude of autonomous vehicles.

September 21, 20232 min read
Bengio, Too, Anxious About AI Risks: AI godfather Yoshua Bengio expresses his AI doubts.
Military

Bengio, Too, Anxious About AI Risks: AI godfather Yoshua Bengio expresses his AI doubts.

Another prominent AI pioneer expressed regret over his life’s work amid rising concerns over the technology’s risks.

June 7, 20232 min read
Bengio, Too, Anxious About AI Risks: AI godfather Yoshua Bengio expresses his AI doubts.
Military

Bengio, Too, Anxious About AI Risks: AI godfather Yoshua Bengio expresses his AI doubts.

Another prominent AI pioneer expressed regret over his life’s work amid rising concerns over the technology’s risks.

June 7, 20232 min read
Battlefield Chat: A military chatbot can create battle plans.
Military

Battlefield Chat: A military chatbot can create battle plans.

Large language models may soon help military analysts and commanders make decisions on the battlefield.

May 10, 20232 min read
Battlefield Chat: A military chatbot can create battle plans.
Military

Battlefield Chat: A military chatbot can create battle plans.

Large language models may soon help military analysts and commanders make decisions on the battlefield.

May 10, 20232 min read
New Rules for Military AI: China, U.S., and other nations want limits on military AI.
Military

New Rules for Military AI: China, U.S., and other nations want limits on military AI.

Nations tentatively agreed to limit their use of autonomous weapons. Representatives of 60 countries endorsed a nonbinding resolution that calls for responsible development, deployment, and use of military AI. Parties to the agreement include China and the United states but not Russia.

February 22, 20232 min read
New Rules for Military AI: China, U.S., and other nations want limits on military AI.
Military

New Rules for Military AI: China, U.S., and other nations want limits on military AI.

Nations tentatively agreed to limit their use of autonomous weapons. Representatives of 60 countries endorsed a nonbinding resolution that calls for responsible development, deployment, and use of military AI. Parties to the agreement include China and the United states but not Russia.

February 22, 20232 min read
Autonomous Drone Carrier: Meet Zhuhaiyun, the Chinese Navy's new autonomous ship.
Military

Autonomous Drone Carrier: Meet Zhuhaiyun, the Chinese Navy's new autonomous ship.

A Chinese naval ship navigates autonomously and controls a swarm of onboard drones. The Zhuhaiyun, billed as the first autonomous drone carrier, officially entered service after 12 hours of trials on open water, the South China Morning Post reported.

January 18, 20231 min read
Autonomous Drone Carrier: Meet Zhuhaiyun, the Chinese Navy's new autonomous ship.
Military

Autonomous Drone Carrier: Meet Zhuhaiyun, the Chinese Navy's new autonomous ship.

A Chinese naval ship navigates autonomously and controls a swarm of onboard drones. The Zhuhaiyun, billed as the first autonomous drone carrier, officially entered service after 12 hours of trials on open water, the South China Morning Post reported.

January 18, 20231 min read
Ukraine's Lost Harvest Quantified: AI Analysis Shows Ukraine War Grain Farming Impacts
Military

Ukraine's Lost Harvest Quantified: AI Analysis Shows Ukraine War Grain Farming Impacts

Neural networks are helping humanitarian observers measure the extent of war damage to Ukraine’s grain crop. Analysts from the Yale School of Public Health and Oak Ridge National Laboratory built a computer vision model that detects grain-storage facilities in aerial photos.

November 2, 20222 min read
Ukraine's Lost Harvest Quantified: AI Analysis Shows Ukraine War Grain Farming Impacts
Military

Ukraine's Lost Harvest Quantified: AI Analysis Shows Ukraine War Grain Farming Impacts

Neural networks are helping humanitarian observers measure the extent of war damage to Ukraine’s grain crop. Analysts from the Yale School of Public Health and Oak Ridge National Laboratory built a computer vision model that detects grain-storage facilities in aerial photos.

November 2, 20222 min read
No More GPUs: Confronting the Fear of a Global Chip Shortage
Military

No More GPUs: Confronting the Fear of a Global Chip Shortage

Advanced AI requires advanced hardware. What if the global supply of high-end AI chips dries up? Most of the world’s advanced AI processors are manufactured in Taiwan, where tension with mainland China is rising.

October 26, 20222 min read
No More GPUs: Confronting the Fear of a Global Chip Shortage
Military

No More GPUs: Confronting the Fear of a Global Chip Shortage

Advanced AI requires advanced hardware. What if the global supply of high-end AI chips dries up? Most of the world’s advanced AI processors are manufactured in Taiwan, where tension with mainland China is rising.

October 26, 20222 min read

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