BLUF
Air Force leaders are increasingly embracing AI and autonomous systems to enhance combat capability, decision-making and defence operations. They also recognise the need to build trust, establish safeguards and balance autonomy with human oversight.Learning Outcomes
- Explain the growing role of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems in military operations, including their application in decision-making, collaborative combat aircraft, drone defence and cyber operations.
- Assess the challenges of human-AI teaming, including trust, risk management, human oversight, ethical considerations and the development of doctrine and training.
- Evaluate the opportunities and risks associated with increasing military autonomy, including the potential impact on combat effectiveness, operational decision-making, and future warfare involving collaboration between humans, AI agents and autonomous platforms.
