DARPA Funds AI Project to Speed Up Combat Decisions on the Battlefield

DARPA is funding a project called SCEPTER to develop AI to aid battlefield decision-making.
SCEPTER aims to use AI to simplify complexities of modern warfare and speed up real-time combat decisions.
Machine learning is a key AI technique that can help AI "learn" from past wartime scenarios.
AI could help with war games and simulations to develop better, quicker war strategies.
China is also investing heavily in AI for military applications and is catching up to the U.S.

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