Artificial Intelligence To Be The Future of Conflicts?
All Images: Reuters, Pexels
All Images: Reuters, Pexels
Artificial Intelligence (AI), one of the most widely talked about topics this year, is slowly entering in the fields of education, healthcare, manufacturing and other such sectors. However, now, AI will also impact wars fought between countries, according to a report in The Conversation.
Recently, reports emerged that Israel was using an AI system called Habsora to select targets in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The system had been used to find targets for bombing, link locations to Hamas operatives and estimate the likely numbers of civilian deaths in advance.
The Conversation report said the advantages can make soldiers more efficient, and likely enhance the speed and lethality of warfare. AI systems also have the potential to reshape the character of war, making it easier to enter into a conflict.
AI can contribute to disinformation, creating and amplifying dangerous misunderstandings during a conflict. Another problem with such systems could be differentiating between combatants and civilians while launching airstrikes.
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