Cognition 2035: Surviving a Complex Environment Through Unprecedented Intelligence
Abstract
In an environment of accelerating complexity, current cognitive powers are insufficient to provide adequate understanding or anticipation of the environment. By 2035, advances in nano-scale, biological, and information technologies will drive cognition toward unprecedented capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Enhanced Human Intelligence (EHI). These capabilities will have a dramatic effect on all levels of the Air Force and can be applied across the full spectrum of combat and support operations. The importance of knowledge and Knowledge Based Operations has long been recognized within the Department of Defense and the United States Air Force. All decisions are based on the application of knowledge. Cognition is the transformation of information into knowledge, as well as, the application of that knowledge to the situation or environment. Cognition is required to understand the current environment and predict future conditions or events. Intelligence is a limiting factor of cognition. Intelligence determines the amount of information that can be ingested, the speed at which it can be processed, and how effectively it can be communicated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 12, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA539862
Entities
People
- Michael Finn Ii
Organizations
- Air War College