Posted 2/27/2024, 10:45:00 PM
Pentagon Deploys AI to Assist Airstrikes
- The US military has used AI to identify targets in over 85 air strikes in Iraq and Syria this year
- The Pentagon launched Project Maven in 2017 to develop object recognition software for drone footage
- Google pulled out of Project Maven due to employee backlash over using AI for warfare
- The US Central Command has deployed the AI systems to help carry out air strikes after Hamas' attack on Israel last year
- The DoD aims to integrate AI capabilities to guide combat decisions, while mitigating risks from issues like poorly managed training data