From The Register, October 30:
And what do you know, Google's former CEO just so happens to have a commercial solution
Former Google chief Eric Schmidt thinks the US Army should expunge "useless" tanks and replace them with AI-powered drones instead.
Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia this week, he said: "I read somewhere that the US had thousands and thousands of tanks stored somewhere," adding, "Give them away. Buy a drone instead."
Did we mention that Schmidt is the founder of a startup called White Stork that aims to develop AI-driven attack drones?
The former Google supremo's argument is that recent conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, have demonstrated how "a $5,000 drone can destroy a $5 million tank."
In fact, even cheaper drones, similar to those commercially available for consumers, have been shown in footage on social media dropping grenades through the open turret hatch of tanks.
Schmidt, who was CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, then executive chairman to 2015, and executive chairman of Alphabet to 2018, founded White Stork with the aim of supporting Ukraine's war effort. It hopes to achieve this by developing a low-cost drone that can use AI to acquire its target rather than being guided by an operator and can function in environments where GPS jamming is in operation.
Notably, Schmidt also served as chair of the US government's National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), which advised the President and Congress about national security and defense issues with regard to AI....
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If interested see also "Silicon Valley Freakshow: 'Silicon Valley’s Long History of Government Codependence'" or ""Do venture capitalists want forever war?" or "The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Problem" or any of the posts on Palmer Luckey and his company Anduril:
- Modern War: "Anduril Is Building Out the Pentagon’s Dream of Deadly Drone Swarms"
- Autonomous Fighter Jet Company Anduril And Anti-Drone Technology For Your Home"
- Palmer Luckey's "Anduril poised to fill America’s missile supply gap"
- From Virtual Reality To Remaking Our Bloated Defence Industry, Palmer Luckey Is Trying To Forge A New America. Will It Let Him?
- First World Problems: "Billionaire Palmer Luckey keeps getting stuck in the elevator of his car mansion, lawsuit claims"
Anti-drone technology is so hot right now.
