What role will AI play in defense?
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The US Department of Defense invests heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). According to CNN Money, the investment amounted to KRW 2.2 trillion last year. A Defense Department official said, “AI will determine the long-term effects of defense capabilities. The military is not to cause war, but to exist to prepare. AI is essential for this. ”
The same applies to China and Russia. This year, China's AI market accounts for 12% of the global market. Russia is also developing AI military technology, and is also attempting to operate AI military technology.
Why do we spend a lot of money on AI in the defense sector? And how is it used?
According to the Korea Research Institute for Convergence Security, data on the use of defense AI are the core technologies of the fourth industry.
Unmanned equipment such as drones, robots and autonomous vehicles will be used in the military sector in the future. Overall care of this equipment requires technology that recognizes and judges like a human being, not a 'pilot' or a 'remote control'. The core technology of artificial intelligence is needed.
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In the defense sector, speed, agility and innovation are also important. It is not war that only gunfire is raging. Just as electronic warfare, cyber warfare, and robot warfare are wars, military technological superiority is determined by who innovates faster.
The United States is conducting a new AI project, The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) this year. A total of $ 10 billion, and 11,700 billion won will be invested in Hanwha. The project aims to build a system where all military agencies share information based on AI.
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The project will provide enterprise level commercial cloud services to the Department of Defense, which covers the US Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. This includes the intelligence agency and the press.
The Jedi cloud service works even in the case of Internet breaks, difficult environments, and intranet environments. It is possible to store data from the frontline and tactical areas that have been separated so far, and AI automatically classifies and analyzes the data. If you don't have security issues such as hacking, you can use a lot of data to get the best answer.
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It is also used for military capacity building. China emphasizes military intelligence. Based on AI, we are planning to develop weapons, train human resources, and organize troops.
For example, in 2017, there are 1000 Chinese-style bee drones controlled by AI. By 2035, China will develop a sixth-generation drone that will work as an efficient way to infiltrate enemy lines.