A general who makes his military decisions using artificial intelligence (AI). No, this is not the plot of a Dr. Strangelove remake. As reported by Business Insider, General William “Hank” Taylor, commander in chief of the US military in South Korea, said that he uses ChatGPT for his decision making.
William “Hank” Taylor does not use the OpenAI tool in the field. You prefer to rely on chatbots to refine your decision-making, both in professional and personal tasks. Your goal? Develop AI models that will improve the decision-making process that affects the thousands of soldiers under your command.
AI at the service of the army
“As a commander, I want to make better decisions,” he added. “I want to make sure I make decisions at the right time to have an advantage,” insists the general, who calls for “models to be built to help everyone.”
The US military is slowly trying to integrate AI into drones, combat technologies and even airplanes. For example, an artificial intelligence piloted a modified F-16 during a simulated aerial combat.
But the military use of AI is not limited to simulation and testing platforms. Last June, the US government signed a $200 million contract with OpenAI to develop artificial intelligence tools for the military and national security.
Special operations forces, for example, have sought to “reduce the cognitive load” of agents through the use of AI. In this way, the algorithms help them with paperwork, status reports, managing procurement and logistics requests and other administrative tasks. Chatbots have also been used to improve search functions or to help employees moving from one role to another get up to speed quickly.
A fashion that does not escape companies trying to enter this field. This week, startup Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey, unveiled EagleEye, an AI-powered military helmet. It allows the US military to benefit from powerful reconnaissance and mission planning tools, as well as glasses that can be used in war zones.
However, the Pentagon has urged caution regarding the use of AI at the command level. In fact, generative AI can reveal sensitive data. It can also produce erroneous answers… which could therefore influence important military decisions.
Source: BFM TV
