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INDUSTRY FOCUS With Ralph C. Jensen, Editor-in-Chief
Artificial Intelligence
aInd Drones
the Southern U.S. border and surrounding environments. The military uses drones in numerous ways, some of which protect the very troops that are in a hostile environment. That also means military drones are collect- ing vast amounts of footage, so much so that human analysts cannot keep up. Until now, the military, or anyone else for that matter, has had a difficult time combing through the data gathered during drone flights.
AI is the game changer. Machine learning enables vehicle identification, which takes the burden off analysts. Project Maven’s goal has been able to provide the military with ad- vanced computer vision, enabling automated detection and identification of objects in at least 38 categories captured by a drone’s full- motion camera. Project Maven also has the ability to track individuals as they come and go from different locations.
The real problem isn’t with DoD having drones, AI or the resources provided by pri- vate companies. It is not a new situation for a private firm to partner with the military, especially to develop policies and safeguards for use, because it happens all the time. The military uses some of this information in the fight against terrorism, and whether you like it or not, there is truly a fight between good and evil.
The concern over drones and AI should be with the weekend drone flier, like me, who is more likely to crash a simple drone in the middle of soccer practice at the local park.
accuracy, there is no guarantee that the same or similar results may be achieved in all environments. Technical inaccuracies may result from print- ing errors and/or new developments in the industry.
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went shopping after Christmas. Right there, on sale, I spotted a drone. I couldn’t take my eyes off of the box and for whatever reason, I felt compelled to buy it. I gave it a test flight so that I
can better understand the pros and cons of drones in the security industry. I’ve learned a thing or two since that day.
Google has partnered with the De- partment of Defense (DoD) to help build Artificial Intelligence (AI) for analyzing drone footage. Oddly enough, Google’s in- volvement didn’t go over so well with some Google employees.
Wait a minute; employees are outraged that the company would offer resources to DoD? Enter Project Maven.
“There’s a general concern in the tech community of somehow the military-indus- trial complex using their stuff to kill people incorrectly,” said Google’s Eric Schmidt.
This is close enough to the dumbest thing I’ve ever read that I’m shaking my conserva- tive head. Having been involved with the Air Force in my younger days, I don’t remember learning about the proper way to kill some- one. Project Maven is a fast-moving proj- ect also known as the Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team; a mission to “ac- celerate DoD’s integration of big data and machine learning.” The Defense Depart- ment spent about $7.4 billion in AI-related programs in 2017.
Like numerous other technologies and security solutions, drones are quickly be- coming an equal partner in securing facili- ties, perimeters, pipelines, and even along
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