- Nov 18, 2018
- 4 min
Perspectives on an ‘Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and the Future of War’ Seminar 
On 24 October 2018, the Australian Defence College (ADC) hosted a Profession of Arms Seminar entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and the Future of War’. The seminar was well attended by a variety of personnel across all three services, ranks and other government departments. Kate Yaxley and Andrew Fisher were two of those attendees and have generously offered their perspective on the Seminar. They address why they are interested in learning more about AI, as well as w
- Mar 20, 2017
- 5 min
(Ro)Boots on the ground – <em>Alan Stephens</em>
General Robert Scales argues that it’s time for the West’s armies to face-up to the full implications of the irresistible rise of robots in warfare “In war, boots on the ground are necessary, but we can do much more to reduce the body count” Robert Scales, 8 March 2017 The Past Retired US Army general Robert Scales is one of the West’s most distinguished soldier-scholars. But his advice hasn’t always been welcomed by his colleagues. There seems to have been two main problems.
- Feb 23, 2017
- 3 min
Coming soon to a city near you? Autonomous “taxi-drones” – <em>Editorial</em>
The likely introduction of driverless, autonomous “taxi-drones” in major cities may have implications for the military An EHang 184 taxi drone
Picture credit: EHang Officials in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates have announced their intention to have driverless, automated flying taxis operating over the city by July this year. These so-called “passenger drones” will be capable of carrying a single rider with one piece of luggage, up to a maximum weight of 100 kg.
- Feb 6, 2017
- 4 min
Australian Defence needs an Office of Robotics – <em>Alan Stephens</em>
If, as the eminent strategist and military historian Edward Luttwak has argued, the people in our armed services define themselves through their ships, aeroplanes and tanks – a phenomenon he describes as “platformitis” – then the Australian Defence Force’s dominant culture is both obvious and near-impossible to change. As thing stand, for the next twenty years at least, the ADF’s force structure and, therefore, its self-image and the way in which it is able to conduct operati
- Oct 3, 2016
- 3 min
The Third Industrial Revolution and Air Power – <em>Cody Stephens</em>
The shift from analogue to digital technology that started in the late-1950s and gained serious momentum in the 1970s has now reached lift-off speed. Innovations based on this radical development include advanced computing, the internet, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Such is the magnitude of the change that these and similar technologies are driving that many commentators believe we have entered a “Third Industrial Revolution”. Like its predecessors, the Third Indust
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