The Navy is progressively phasing artificial intelligence (AI) into its ship systems, weapons, networks, and command and control infrastructure as computer automation becomes more reliable and advanced algorithms make once-impossible discernments and analyses. Previously segmented data streams on ships, drones, aircraft, and even submarines are now…
At the outbreak of World War I, the French army was mobilised in the fashion of Napoleonic times. On horseback and equipped with swords, the cuirassiers wore bright tricolour uniforms topped with feathers—the same get-up as when they swept through Europe a hundred years…
Consider an alternative history for the war in Ukraine. Intrepid Ukrainian Army units mount an effort to pick off Russian supply convoys. But rather than rely on sporadic air cover, the Russian convoys travel under a blanket of cheap drones. The armed drones carry…
What’s this about: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has propelled war onto our screens and front page once again, making it an unwelcome but current topic of conversation and undesirable attention. But how is AI affecting war? Undoubtedly, war is changing. Throughout thousands…
Over the past decade, the world has experienced a technological revolution powered by machine learning (ML). Algorithms remove the decision fatigue of purchasing books and choosing music, and the work of turning on lights and driving, allowing humans to focus on activities more likely…
One of the signatures of American culture is our respect for the people that fight for our freedom. This has been the case throughout many generations of American history. This is why the statistics on veteran homelessness are rather disturbing. Recent statistics show that…
It took less than six hours for drug-developing AI to invent 40,000 potentially lethal molecules. Researchers put AI normally used to search for helpful drugs into a kind of “bad actor” mode to show how easily it could be abused at a…
AI has become significantly attractive for cyber security stakeholders only in recent times, when latest advancements in this technological field have shown the potential to impact on cyber security. Matteo E. Bonfanti’s chapter will take stock of the contemporary knowledge about when,…
We’ve seen technological advances before. But never have we seen the convergence of so many new technologies changing so much so fast. This moment is challenging American intelligence agencies in three profound ways. First, technological breakthroughs are transforming the threat landscape by…
Nuclear power remains one of the cleanest forms of energy available to us. Unfortunately, current challenges in measuring nuclear power plant waste and contamination levels make it difficult to manage. The inability to effectively measure these levels makes it difficult to validate…
