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May 2024
34m 42s

Russia's Pursuit of Military AI

MODERN WAR INSTITUTE AT WEST POINT
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Russia is actively pursuing military applications of AI technology. But how much progress has been made in that pursuit? How have sanctions put in place in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine influenced the course of Russian AI research and development? Most fundamentally, how do Russian military leaders actually want to employ AI-enabled tools on the b ... Show More
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