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US Marines Try Using Drones to Bring Blood to Battle
The light unmanned aircraft made hundreds of supply drops during recent Australian live-fire wargames.
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The US Army Wants to Reinvent Tank Warfare with AI
A new project aims to make the battlefield more “transparent” — while relying on robots and software that “think” in unpredictable ways.
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China, Russia Deepen Technological Ties
With joint dialogues, incubators, and technology parks, Beijing and Moscow are seeking to overcome deficiencies and compete with the United States.
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New Drones, Weapons Get Spotlight in China’s Military Parade
The massive event celebrated 70 years of Communist rule — and an arsenal for its next decade.
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Russia’s National AI Center Is Taking Shape
A famed technical university is helping to lead the push for public-private AI development.
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AI Will Tell Future Medics Who Lives and Dies on the Battlefield
Machine learning, sensors, and next-generation vision equipment will tell medics where to spend their resources — before they get off the evac chopper.
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Pentagon Wants AI to Interpret ‘Strategic Activity’ Around the Globe
The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking commercial tools to glean insights from global news outlets, social media platforms, and other publicly available resources.
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The US Government Will Spend $1B on AI Next Year — Not Counting the Pentagon
That's the latest estimate from the White House. But industry experts say it might not be enough.
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Sneak Preview: First Draft of Russia's AI Strategy
The draft, produced by the country's largest bank, focuses on data, training, and ethics. The final version is due next month.
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Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill
Tomorrow’s wars will be faster, more high-tech, and less human than ever before. Welcome to a new era of machine-driven warfare.
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What Russian Chatbots Think About Us
A Russian experiment with AI-powered chatbots yields surprisingly sophisticated conversations — and a warning.
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Military Scientists Harness AI To Fight Synthetic Opioids
A DIA group that scans millions of websites is overwhelming law enforcement with solid tips.
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DARPA Wants AI to Help Make Weapons More Hacker-Proof
Artificial intelligence might speed up the design of arms and other network-connected platforms — and suggest improvement that humans haven’t yet conceived.
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NIST Has a Roadmap to Develop Artificial Intelligence Standards
NIST also calls for tools to help agencies better study and assess the quality of AI-powered systems.
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DARPA Is Taking On the Deepfake Problem
The agency wants to teach computers to detect errors in manipulated media using logic and common sense.
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The Coming AI Metamorphosis
Artificial intelligence may destabilize everything from nuclear détente to human friendships. We need to think much harder about how to adapt.
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White House Updates National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
The updated National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan adds an additional priority to the seven outlined in the plan from the Obama administration.
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Russia’s Quest to Lead the World in AI Is Doomed
Innovation in the former Soviet Union is still in shackles.
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How the CIA is Working to Ethically Deploy Artificial Intelligence
As the agency uses new technology, insiders are thinking critically about issues around privacy and bias.
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Putin Drops Hints about Upcoming National AI Strategy
Russian leader calls for “technological sovereignty” and, somewhat surprisingly, for protecting IP and civil rights.
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