U.S. Army AI task force could bring facial recognition to the field of battle
Feb 8, 2019 | Chris Burt
Facial recognition could be deployed in combat situations in the future through a new research partnership involving the American military. The U.S. Army has launched its Artificial Intelligence Task Force at the National Robotics Engineering Center at Carnegie Mellon University to develop technologies for use on the battlefield of the future, as well as in rescue missions and civilian protection, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
“At the end of the day, I’d rather not fight a war,†said Mark Esper, secretary of the Army. “And so, if we can master AI … then I think it will just really position us better to make sure we protect the American people.â€
Esper noted that many soldiers died in Iraq driving in convoys that could be driven with artificial intelligence in the future.
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