Of all the purported uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it would be hard to find one more controversial than its possible use for military purposes. AI has a number of non-lethal uses for militaries across the world, and especially for the Indian military. These are, on the whole, not as controversial as the use of AI for autonomous weapons, and, in fact, are far more practicable at the moment, with clear demonstrable benefits. First, logistics and supply chain management. Second is cyber-operations. Third is intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). The three specific use-cases discussed above are the very low-hanging fruit that can be exploited with the existing technical and manpower capabilities. To fully exploit their potential, however, the Indian military needs to build a close working relationship with the vibrant private technology sector in India.

(Live Mint)