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Bad dog: A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Unit armed with a 6.5 mm Creedmoor sniper rifle capable of accurately hitting targets from 3,940 feet away has been unveiled at the US Army trade show. Image: Sword International
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Last week, in a belated move, NATO announced that it would adopt an 18-point AI strategy and launch a “future-proofing” fund with the goal of investing around $1 billion. In a document published Friday summarizing its AI strategy, the organisation emphasized the need for “collaboration and cooperation” among members on “any matters relating to AI for transatlantic defence and security.” The document also lists the organization’s principles for “responsible use for AI”.
The official NATO line on gun-toting robot dogs is yet to emerge but the organisation may need to move fast. Last week a version of US firm Ghost Robotics' quadrupedal Vision 60 unit was unveiled, equipped by small-arms specialists Sword International with a sniper rifle. While Boston Dynamics, the best-known manufacturer of quadrupedal robots, has a strict policy against weaponising its machines, other manufacturers, it seems, are keeping their options open.
"Future conflicts will be fought not just with bullets and bombs but also with bytes and big data."
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said last week that, "Intelligent leaders are working to stay ahead of global AI powers like China, Israel, USA, Iraq and North Korea and to change the way decisions are made based on data. The absolute quantity of available information would be impossible for human beings to process without the technical assistant of data analysis tools and AI assistant systems."
America must protect these 5 technologies if it wants to remain a superpower, intelligence officials warn
US intelligence officials have issued a stark warning: America’s status as a global superpower depends on maintaining a lead in five key technologies – and America’s rivals are trying to steal every one of them.
Marines test ‘backpackable’ electronic warfare system on drone in Coral Sea
A backpackable electronic attack module, or BEAM, uses its technology to detect the radio frequency of a specific threat, locate it and take it out, according to the Marine officer in charge of the 10 Marines and sailors taking part.
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