U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Col. Eric R. Olsen, Operations Officer with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, participates in operations during a simulated Command Operations Center (COC) at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, October 25th, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson, MCBH Combat Camera/Released)
TAMPA, Fla. — As the Pentagon rushes to embrace artificial intelligence, the head of US special operations called for a “reality check,” especially when it comes to using AI tools on the battlefield.
Addressing attendees at the SOF Week conference here on Tuesday, Adm. Frank Bradley acknowledged AI is “changing and impacting and making SOF [special operations forces] more efficient in many ways.”
But, he said, “We also have to have a reality check.”
“Of all the systems being employed on the battlefield today, very few, if any of them, are actually using true AI at the edge. I’m not suggesting that’s not possible. We absolutely believe it is. But we have to be very careful about how we come to its employment and its integration into the delivery of the battlefield,” he said.
