Can artificial intelligence someday replace human?

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

Can artificial intelligence someday replace human, is a question, what always repeating in discussions about computer technology. We cannot give the straight answer to that question because we have no information, what kind of situation is under the observation. The military forces around the world are interested in this ultimate tool for combat- and combat support role. Also, computers are the ultimate tool for security solutions, because those systems will ever sleep or get tired.


Artificial intelligence is an ultimate tool in many actions, where is needed absolute concentration, and what is continuing very long period. The thing what makes the computer the ultimate tool for that situation is that they ever get tired. Computer ever gets boring and turns the eye or camera away from the object, what it should monitor. The computer doesn't feel anything, and that's why any person can say anything they want to the computer, and it doesn't stop service, even somebody says bad things for it.


Also, the computer can handle very much information in the very short period, and it can notice any artifact, what might be important. If there is a suspected bomb in some subway- or shopping center, the computer notices that. The system is looking for unattended packages and nervous persons, who are not going into the trains, and reports their actions to the security staff. Also, it notices fights and other problems, and it is made because sometimes the guard might sleep in the working place.


That system is built for support security personnel in their work, and it will wake up person, who might sleep on the chair. The use of artificial intelligence as the weapon systems is one of the most disastrous but same ways the cheap way to increase the power of the weapon systems. Computers can also work in the cockpit of the assault airplanes, and in real life drones and manned aircraft can work together in same flight group, and the drones don't afraid anything, and they don't release their weapons too early.


They will accomplish their mission without feelings, and if the target will not be destroyed by the bombs, they can make "kamikaze-strike". And when the missile will have the same shape than the normal fighter, it might give the deadly surprise for enemy forces. The drones never tired for their missions, and they can patrol at skies even days if they have airborne refueling capacity.


Same systems what are created to notice unattended packages in the subway station can use to locate the armed personnel in the mountains of Afghanistan. And if the drone has permission, it can shoot those targets automatically, what will be execution. Same systems, what is used in the "Predator"-robots works also with bigger machines like QF/A-18 and QA-10 drones, what are the drone versions of F/A-18- and A-10 "Thunderbolt"-aircraft. The artificial intelligence is actually a computer program, what can download to any vehicle in the world.


Modern electronic battlefield is like a network, where nobody works alone. The system links all information, what it can get to combat control team, and the information is collected also the chemical sensors, what tells the system if there will be the chemical strike against the troops. Also, the commanders can control the battlefield that the tactical strikes will target to enemy radars and missiles, and the strategic cruise missiles will fly thru that hole. The automatic combat aircraft might be used to locate the cruise missiles and shoot them down, but also the artificial intelligence can make those weapons more deadly than they ever been before.


Modern cruise missiles have got ECM (Electronic Counter Measure) -system, what gives it the ability to penetrate the enemy airspace more easy than ever before. The modern computer technology gives the cruise missile capacity for changing the course and speed all the time during the operation, and the airborne refueling capacity allows to shoot them from long distance.


When the cruise missiles come near operation area, they will be refueled by other drones, and then those missiles will start to change course and speed. Also, the artificial intelligence can give the cruise missile ability to fly the way, it can avoid the enemy radar detection. Also, cheap electronic parts make possible, that the normal cruise missile might have the AMRAAM-style air combat missiles inside the bay, what is installed inside their body. And those submissives will be extremely dangerous if the fighter pilot doesn't know about their existence.