The Artificial intelligence It is being used in all walks of life, including warfare. China tested artillery with the technology, being capable of reaching a person 16 kilometers away.
According to South China Morning Post, the accuracy achieved “exceeded expectations”, being “far greater than that of any large gun in service”.
The tests, organized by the People’s Liberation Army, were carried out in July 2022, but only until this month were they confirmed, in a scientific article in the magazine Journal of Armament.
Professor Wan Jiang, from the Beijing Institute of Technology, was in charge of the project.
“Artificial Intelligence is evolving rapidly”, Jiang pointed out. “More researchers are applying the technology to trajectory planning problems.”
A traditional artillery shell can accurately hit a 100 meter or little more than a target. Those of guided artillery, which can even make course adjustments in mid-flight, they are less accurate, due to different flight variables such as wind, temperature and air pressure.
But artificial intelligence is helping to perfect the work of the guide. “It offers the potential for faster data processing speeds,” Jiang says.
The relationship between Artificial Intelligence technology in artillery and China-Taiwan tensions
Currently, China’s tensions with the United States and Taiwan for dominance of the island are on the rise. The South China Morning Post touches on the subject and relates it to this type of exercise.
“A high precision cannon It would be very useful for the People’s Liberation Army in case of an attack on Taiwan.” expressed the portal, citing military experts.
“In urban warfare, AI-powered artillery could neutralize enemy units or vehicles hidden in buildings with more efficiency than traditional firepower and at a lower cost than missiles,” said another unidentified expert in the newspaper’s publication.
And as if to make the AI’s relationship in a possible conflict with Taiwan more clear, he added: “It will help reduce civilian casualties and damage to surrounding buildings. It will facilitate reunification and reconstruction after the war.”
