The US and its allies employed artificial intelligence systems to target enemies in a real-time, simulated battle environment for the first time.
The trial was conducted as part of the larger AUKUS Resilient and Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Technologies event hosted by the US Army during the multinational Project Convergence exercise earlier this year. During the trial, Australia, the UK, and the US tested the abilities of AI-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles to locate and destroy ground targets.
The “ground-breaking exercise,” according to the UK’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory, was “the first use of autonomy and AI sensing systems in a real-time military environment,” meaning the timescales used would apply in an actual conflict situation.
During the event, the use of AI reduced the time needed to identify targets while reducing risk to human lives, the lab added.
Other AI trials have involved military …