Advancements in the Artificial Intelligence Sector
About Artificial Intelligence or AI:
- It is a field of study in computer science that focuses on simulating intelligent computer behaviour.
- It depicts the process by which machines carry out actions that have traditionally required human intelligence.
- Machine learning, pattern recognition, big data, neural networks, self-algorithms, and other technologies are included.
- g: A few instances of AI that are currently present in our environment are Facebook’s facial recognition software, which recognises faces in the pictures we upload, and voice recognition software, which interprets our requests for Alexa.
Artificial Intelligence Generation:
- It is a state-of-the-art technological development that produces new types of media, including text, audio, video, and animation, by utilising artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- With the development of sophisticated machine learning skills, prompts—simple text—can now be used to create original, imaginative short- and long-form material, synthetic media, and even deep fakes.
Innovations in AI:
- Generic Adversarial Networks, or GANs.
- Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Transformers that are Generatively Pre-trained.
- To experiment, use image generation.
- Make for-profit products similar to DALL-E to generate images.
- For text generation, use ChatGPT.
- It can compose marketing copy, computer code, blogs, and even search query results.
History of the evolution of defence technologies:
- The Indian Army introduced the country’s first drone platforms in the late 1990s, while the IAF and Navy added additional in the 2000s.
- India has improved its military communications capability by launching communication satellites through its in-house space programme.
- Launched in 2013 as a communication satellite specifically for the Navy, GSAT-7 and GSAT-7A for the IAF followed in 2018.
- To counter challenges from new domains, the government formed the Defence Space Agency and the Defence Cyber Agency.
Technology in the Military:
- The Indian Air Force (IAF), under ‘UDAAN,’ is addressing its operational, logistical, and training demands by leveraging AI, cyber, and virtual reality.
- The Integrated Unmanned Roadmap is used by the Navy.
- Under the “Swavlamban” project, indigenization is being encouraged.
- Via “AIDef,” the Defence Ministry has highlighted some of its activities, which include:
- The Defence AI Project Agency and the Defence AI Council.
- Their goal is to integrate AI into a number of affiliated organisations, including:
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation and Defence Public Sector Undertakings.
What actions must India take?
- When it comes to how they handle evolving technologies, the Ministry and the services need to be more innovative.
- The military has to understand that technology is not a magic bullet and shouldn’t be thought of as something that can be easily “plugged and play” or readily integrated into current procedures.
- It must be supported by doctrinal and organisational adjustments as well as a readiness to share information with the civilian world.
Concerns about Ethics in AI:
Direction of Travel:
- Interoperability amongst the three services, or jointness, is still a challenge.
- Creating joint theatre commands is a clear mandate of the Chief of Defence Staff.
- Interoperability is crucial, particularly with the variety of developing technologies.
- Reviewing current human resources procedures is necessary.
- Specialisation or generalisation is given priority in the Indian military.
- Increased technical proficiency is necessary for specialised technology.
- For officers who have an intellectual bent in this area, the services ought to offer longer tenure and establish career paths.
- Retired Air Vice Marshal Anil Golani: To fully realise the promise of artificial intelligence, both the military and civilian defence organisations need to be more transparent about exchanging data.
- Establish a system with sufficient protections so that citizens can collaborate with the military to address these issues.
- Organisations and methods must change if emergent technologies are to reach their full potential.
- The Defence Ministry should lead the charge on these reforms.
- It is time for the Ministry to be more willing to accept technocrats and qualified staff to lead its efforts rather than letting generalist officials do so.
- from the commercial sector and larger industry, as needed.
- Particularly in the manufacture of defence, this is pertinent.
- The military has to provide opportunities for citizens to serve with its officers as technology specialists in addition to its own officers.
- To fully realise the potential of these technologies, it must consider in an innovative way if distinct cadres are necessary.
