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Special operations forces need AI that can explain its decisions, says military data chief
By Todd South
 Jun 3, 03:06 PM
 

Explainable artificial intelligence isn’t an entirely new idea, as DARPA has worked on the concept for years to better connect algorithms with human users. (U.S. Navy)

TAMPA, Fla. — Developers need to build “ethical” artificial intelligence for military use, but that same technology must also explain what it does, according to the chief data officer of U.S. Special Operations Command.

“At some point we’ve got to get to explainable AI,” Thomas Kenney said May 19 at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Florida. “And explainable AI is a little bit different than saying ethical AI, because explainable AI means that algorithm needs to tell us why it made the decision it did.”


That’s because the speed of future warfare will mean AI talking to AI to make decisions that might not have a human at the helm, Kenney said.

This is no different than expecting a Navy SEAL team to explain its decision-making process following an overseas deployment, he explained.

https://www.defensenews.com/artificial-intelligence/2022/06/03/special-operations-forces-need-ai-that-can-explain-its-decision-process-says-military-data-chief/

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Ok,I can explain it to you using 3 words.

"Instincts and experience"

Instincts come first or you are unlikely to live long enough to gain experience.

Now,I may be wrong,and if you think I am,please explain to ignurint ole me how a machine,ANY machine,can become instinctive.

THEN explain to me how instincts can be taught to people not born with the ability to be instinctive.

The equivalent would be to try to teach someone color blind to become a great painter.

Some things just can't be taught or learned.

The good news here is that in the elite units people without the instincts they will need to survive are washed out in training,AND they get NO "bad gigs" in their personnel files for not being able to complete the training. They are just sent back to their original units with an "Attaboy for trying!" in their records.

 Despite what your teachers and parents may have told you,not everybody can do anything they want to do. Real life just doesn't work out that way.

The way to advance in life is to learn what you CAN'T do well so that you can focus on doing the things you CAN do well. However,it IS important to try things and fail while you are still young enough to learn and benefit from the efforts.

For example,someone that gets seasick on a boat on a lake on a windless day is NOT someone who will have a bright future in the Navy.

People with lousy depth perception will NEVER become fighter pilots. Well,for maybe ONE landing,but that would be it.

And this basic truth applies to everybody in the entire world. There is no such creature as a human that can do everything and anything at a professional level.
« Last Edit: June 05, 2022, 10:56:54 am by sneakypete »
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