Army to Use AI to Boost Combat Capabilities in the next 2-3 years
Do you know in next couple of years the Indian Army is likely to start using Artificial Intelligence with an aim to boost its combat capabilities, and the first one to get the technology will be its mechanized forces, a top commander has said by Hisra
Army to use mechanized forces, the army has to become completely network-centric. Presently, we are very network-enabled,” he said
Army commander of the Jaipur-based ‘Sapta Shakti’ said that, In next 2-3 years, the army may be inducting AI for constructive and disruptive usage, and the first one to use that will be the mechanized forces. A seminar on AI was organized by the South Western Command ‘Sapta Shakti’ and also attended by domain experts from academia and the industry.
The top commander said AI can help predict accidents like the MiG-21 jet crash, he said safety of humans should be put above safety of a system. “Any system can crash, but what is important is that even if we incorporate AI, safety of humans has to be more important over safety of machines. And, in today’s crash, what is more important is that the two pilots are safe.
Final words by him are Artificial intelligence will dictate how the future warfare will happen. “In near future, constructive use of AI will soon be followed by direct kinetic vector being controlled by AI.
