AI is on the battlefield - and all around it. Ukraine is using for improved targeting sophistication, for identifying and prioritizing potential threats and for sentiment analysis that estimates the cognitive impact of attacks like those on Crimea.
This is a literal force multiplier for an underresourced military. JL
Callum Fraser reports in the International Institute For Strategic Studies:
The application of AI in war is now grounded in reality. AI focuses on decision-support, intelligence analysis and targeting. AI has allowed planners to sift through huge swathes of data faster than humans. Kyiv is using AI to understand how targeted military activities have a cognitive effect on the adversary, such as sentiment analysis of how a rocket attack on the Antonovsky Bridge at Kherson impacted Russian morale. The ability to measure physical and cognitive impact is a huge advantage for an army with limited resources. With increased capacity to exploit the information environment for military effect, Ukraine has used AI to increase targeting sophistication. It has also applied AI to identify those who might perpetrate espionage and leverages AI in its cyber defences to scan for threats.