Russia prepares for the Future of Warfare with Artificial Intelligence
Russian government is not only harnessing artificial intelligence, but it's also weaponizing it for the battlefield, and to gain advantage in cyber warfare. Russia is taking important initiatives to gain edge over other countries in the AI race.
Moreover, Russia is also moving forward in the global AI investment race. They invested in a California-based start-up, called Astro Digital. The firm is developing a technology that enables users to easily search for and process images of the Earth's surface so that they can monitor specific areas and analyse changes.
Russian autonomous drones can be seen swarming like wasps, in several videos showcased at the arms trade fairs. Surprisingly, these drones are being used not just for recon, but they can also destroy air and ground targets leveraging the scope of AI techniques.
On the other hand, while Russian army drones learn to attack the enemy, cruise missiles have been able to accomplish this for a longer time. Today, robust missiles, belonging to Granit and Oniks classes can pound the enemy using artificial intelligence.
There is no doubt Russia is focused on creating highly autonomous weapons, more commonly referred to as killer robots. According to US Deputy Secretary of Defense, Robert Work, Pentagon is already feeling the pressure to keep up with Russia in the highly autonomous weapons race. Russia and China have heavily invested towards building a robot army, reports suggest.
