Synthetic Cognition: The Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Marine Corps Combat Effectiveness at the Tactical and Operational Levels of War

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI), or intelligent behavior by machines, is a decades-old concept that is now rapidly maturing as advances in computing power catch up to theoretical applications. AI has the potential to dran1atically improve efficiencies and lethality over the next decade for organizations throughout the Department of Defense (DoD). The Marine Corps, as the smallest service in the DoD, is positioned to significantly benefit from the cost savings and operational enhancements that AI will soon offer at the tactical and operational levels of war. AI could benefit the fleet in many areas, including scheduling optimization, target selection and image processing, and wargaming simulation. Technologically, these AI enhancements rely only on reasonable extensions of existing theory and application, and require no major new technological breakthroughs to implement over the next ten to fifteen years. Ongoing national AI policy development and continued emphasis by senior Marine Corps leaders will both be essential to AI effective implementation relative to global adversaries in the years to come.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1179043

Entities

People

  • Matthew J. Gruba

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drone Targeting
  • Flight Training
  • Image Processing
  • Machine Learning
  • Neural Networks
  • Personnel Management
  • Targets
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy