The emerging roles of AI on the battlefield: trends and rationales
Dr. Kott will discuss two major roles of AI, how they are evolving and what drives that inevitable evolution. The first role is the enabler of lethal (or indirectly lethal) autonomy, the growing reality of the modern battlefield. The second role is the enabler of the new generation of battle command. These roles will (and already begin) grow more profound and dominant. he will explore the reasons of why these trends are unavoidable regardless of policy debates. Historical illustrations and lessons of recent and ongoing conflicts will help the discussion.
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- Date: 18 Oct 2023
- Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Starts 03 October 2023 08:00 AM
- Ends 18 October 2023 05:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Alexander Kott, PhD
Biography:
Alexander Kott earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1989, where he researched AI approaches to invention of complex systems. In June 2023, he retired as the US Army Research Laboratory's Chief Scientist in Adelphi MD. In this role he provided leadership in development of ARL technical strategy, maintaining technical quality of ARL research, and representing ARL to external technical community. Between 2009 and 2016, he was the Chief, Network Science Division, Computational and Information Sciences Directorate, ARL, responsible for fundamental research and applied development in network science and science for cyber defense. In 2003-2008, he served as a Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency (DARPA) Program Manager. His earlier positions included Director of R&D at Carnegie Group, Pittsburgh, PA. There, his work focused on novel information technology approaches, such as Artificial Intelligence, to complex problems in engineering design, and planning and control in manufacturing, telecommunications and aviation industries. Dr. Kott received the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award, in October 2008. He published over 100 technical papers and served as the co-author and primary editor of over ten books.
Agenda
6:30 PM Welcome and introduction
6:35 PM Presentation
7:20 PM Q&A
7:30 PM Conclude