The U.S. Army wants to take advantage of AI and machine-learning systems to better predict enemies.
To do this, the defense agency will incorporate artificial intelligence in its new "Real-Time Threat Forecasting" program (RFI).
US Army's New Tactic to Predict Enemies Involves AI
According to Business Insider's latest report, the U.S. Army said it aims to use a system that can quickly analyze vast data.
The U.S. military department added that this will enable them to predict enemies' movements faster and more effectively.
Aside from forecasting enemies, American soldiers can also predict the changes conducted by threats in their strategies.
Via its official document, the U.S. Army explained that RFI aims to achieve better real-time predictive visualization of how enemies could change/evolve over the next few hours or even minutes.
As of writing, the U.S. Army hasn't confirmed how much the project will cost. But, officials clarified that the American government would not be liable for costs that will incur in the new defense project.
"The Government will not be liable for payment of any costs incurred in response to this RFI and is under no obligation to act in any way on the information received," said the U.S. Army.
The Reason Behind RFI
The U.S. Army explained that the future warfare "portends' a superactive, interactively complex battlefield.
It added that there autonomous systems, robotics, loitering intelligent munitions, self-organizing intelligence systems, and other advanced technologies could soon be common in wars.
This is why predicting the movements of potential enemies is a must. The U.S. Army stated that RFI was created since there's a chance that human intelligence analysts will not be able to keep up with the growing warfare complexity.
As this happens, the U.S. Army believes that enemies will no longer stick to the same playbook used for the past years.
This is why the U.S. Army needs to effectively adapt to the technologies used in modern warfare.
With AI, the defense department believes that RFI can help it keep up with its enemies or even get ahead of them when it comes to forecasting.
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