Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on the Battlefields of 2020

Abstract

The incredible speed at which computer power is increasing will soon make available exotic technologies, which may provide significant strategic and operational advantages on future battlefields. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AI&R) are two such technologies. Though they are not yet viable, trends indicate that in the coming decades they may become as fully incorporated into our society as the INTERNET is today. If strategic and operational military planners are to effectively incorporate Al&R into the future military force, they must contemplate its potential today. This paper looks twenty years to the future, envisions the future battlefield environment, and proposes a military role for AI&R in the year 2020.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 2000
Accession Number
ADA377630

Entities

People

  • Vincent Van Joolen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computers
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Instructors
  • Micro Air Vehicles
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs