People still make the final decision, but recent raids in Iraq and Syria had help

The US Department of Defense has deployed machine learning algorithms to identify targets in over 85 air strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria this year.

The Pentagon has done this sort of thing since at least 2017 when it launched Project Maven, which sought suppliers capable of developing object recognition software for footage captured by drones. Google pulled out of the project when its own employees revolted against using AI for warfare, but other tech firms have been happy to help out.

  • Drusas@kbin.social
    61·
    9 months ago

    All you people commenting ignorantly without reading the article or knowing anything about the subject.

    The AI isn’t making any decisions. It’s being used to help identify targets, which are then acted upon–or not–by humans.

    This isn’t the big, scary thing you’re all making it out to be.

    The object recognition algorithms are used to identify potential targets. Humans then operate weapons systems. The US has reportedly used the software to identify enemy rockets, missiles, drones, and militia facilities.