The impact of artificial intelligence on the defence and security sector has the potential to be profound and extensive. Businesses within the sector are looking beyond how AI enabled systems may pose a security threat (and how the solutions they develop could mitigate against them) to considering how artificial intelligence can be applied to address other issues, for instance:
The opportunities created by advances in technology often mean new entrants into a sector. For AI systems, for example, developers who previously operated only in the civilian space may decide to offer their products to governments for defence applications and find themselves in the unfamiliar world of defence procurement.
The adoption of AI in defence also raises ethical and strategic concerns. The development of autonomous weapons and the potential for AI-driven cyberattacks pose new challenges that demand careful consideration. Operators in the defence sector deploying AI systems will want to do so responsibly, in a manner which safeguards against misuse. National governments buying AI enabled solutions will want to do so in a manner which is safe and responsible.
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