Artificial Intelligence and National Security

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field of technology with potentially significant implications for national security. As such, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and other nations are developing AI applications for a range of military functions. AI research is underway in the fields of intelligence collection and analysis, logistics, cyber operations, information operations, command and control, and in a variety of semiautonomous and autonomous vehicles.Already, AI has been incorporated into military operations in Iraq and Syria. Congressional action has the potential to shape the technology's development further, with budgetary and legislative decisions influencing the growth of military applications as well as the pace of their adoption.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 2020
Accession Number
AD1107549

Entities

People

  • Kelley M. Slayer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomous Weapons
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Drone Targeting
  • Information Operations
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Law
  • Machine Learning
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control