The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom will collaborate on the research, development, testing, and evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity technologies.
The consortium includes the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Canadian Department of National Defense to “leverage relevant research programs among all nations and reduce the duplication of efforts.
“Working with our international science and technology partners helps us all leverage individual strengths to develop much greater collective capacity” said Director of DARPA Stephanie Tompkins.
CASTLE
One of the first projects is CASTLE (Cyber Agents for Security Testing and Learning Environments), which uses AI to optimize defense against advanced cyber threats.
DARPA explained that CASTLE enables AI to autonomously detect, classify and respond to cyber threats, easing the burden on human operators.
The AI market is set to grow significantly, potentially reaching $908.7 billion by 2030.
Investments in the development of AI systems aim to automate critical tasks such as intelligence collection, surveillance, command operations and simulations.
However, this also raises ethical and security challenges.
Particular concerns have been raised regarding autonomous weapon systems capable of making rapid decisions in battlefield scenarios, targeting and eliminating threats without human intervention.
