British Army to be issued with AI capable communications
By Sean Rayment British soldiers are to be issued with new AI-capable radios, headsets and tablets featuring futuristic sensor data, the Ministry of Defence has announced. The contract, worth up to £86 million, has been awarded to UK-based company BlackTree…
Ukraine launches secure AI training platform to counter Russian drone swarms
By Andre Pienaar Ukraine’s ministry of defence has unveiled a new secure data environment designed to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence systems capable of autonomously detecting and intercepting Russian unmanned aerial systems. The initiative, known as the Brave1 Dataroom,…
The coming AI security challenge: what national security leaders need to know
By Andre Pienaar Analysis of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warning on AI risks In a sweeping new essay published this month, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has issued what amounts to a strategic warning to national security establishments worldwide: artificial intelligence…
AI set to accelerate the construction of nuclear power plants
By Sean Rayment A leading US tech company is developing AI-driven software to accelerate the construction of nuclear power reactors. Palantir and The Nuclear Company, also US-based, will jointly create the nuclear operating system, which will simplify construction, allowing nuclear…
China set to become global leader in AI, report warns
By Sean Rayment China is attempting to become the global leader in artificial intelligence by building hundreds of highly specialised data centres, experts have warned. A new report titled China’s AI Infrastructure Surge, by the Special Competitive Studies Project and the…
US nuclear power plant to use AI to increase efficiency
California’s last remaining nuclear energy plant is harnessing artificial intelligence to make its processes more efficient. AI computer systems have been installed to help navigate billions of pages of documents required to manage nuclear facilities under US federal law. The…
Is nuclear energy the answer to AI data centers’ power consumption?
Nuclear power will be a key part of a suite of new energy infrastructure built to meet surging data-center power demand driven by artificial intelligence. But nuclear can’t meet all of the increased data-center power needs. Natural gas, renewables, and battery technology…
Ukraine uses combat footage to create AI drones which can independently track and target Russian forces
Ukrainian troops are using millions of hours of video combat footage to train artificial intelligence-driven drones to independently track and target Russian forces. AI has been deployed by both sides on the battlefield during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to identify…
Human Cost of AI: New database reveals over 700 risks to society
Scientists at one of the world’s leading universities have created a threat list warning of the risks posed by artificial intelligence. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published an AI Risk Repository which lists over 700 different…
AUKUS alliance achieves AI breakthrough with autonomous drone trials
Autonomous AI drones capable of independently locating and destroying ground targets have been successfully tested in a “ground breaking” multinational military exercise. The exercise is the first use of autonomy and AI sensing systems in a real-time military environment according…
