Technology is reshaping warfare | Talk about technology and innovation

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(NewsUSA) – New and emerging technology is changing the way wars are fought, even the nature of warfare, and the United States must embrace these changes, according to a new report by the Special Competitive Studies Project, a nonprofit bipartisan with the goal of strengthening American competitiveness in technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Technology, including cyber warfare, constant data collection and artificial intelligence, is changing traditional ideas of front lines and battlefields and bringing global conflicts closer to home. For example, China and Russia have exploited technology in the form of cyberattacks, intellectual property theft, sabotage, and disinformation to spark a persistent but often invisible conflict with the United States.

In addition to cyberattacks and intellectual property theft costing the United States hundreds of billions of dollars annually, this persistent conflict could ultimately include the micro-targeting of leaders, diplomats, combatants and their families with smear campaigns, psychological pressures or even biological warfare, the report notes. Also, anything that relies on computer systems and the internet could be vulnerable. However, there are no international guidelines or conventions to limit technological attacks.

An example of the new style of warfare is on display in Ukraine, the report noted. The Ukrainian government works with civilians to track Russian forces on messaging services and apps, uses artificial intelligence to identify soldiers, raises funds with internet-based non-fungible tokens, and connects to the internet via the Starlink satellite service developed by Elon Musk.

To help combat the use of technology in a tech war, the United States must step up and counter these tech tactics, the report said.

The report recommends 10 initiatives as part of a plan to offset high-tech threats. These initiatives include pursuing the benefits of software in every aspect of military operations and capabilities, and forging human-machine partnerships.

Offset means we’ll never try to match our adversaries or competitors tank by tank, plane by plane, person by person, says Robert O. Work, former U.S. deputy secretary of defense and Special Competitive Studies board member Project. So what we do is look for ways in which we can offset the advantages of our potential opponent.

This year’s military and defense budget has the largest ever budget demand for technology research and development and calls for increased government collaboration with private sector technology companies to support American troops and prepare them for the new technology-focused war generation and peacekeeping.

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