and the SUAP (Small Unmanned Aerial Platform) which helped to assist the RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces in tactical scenarios.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat was it like working with local security forces and the military?<\/b><\/p>\n
It was fascinating to see our solutions work in challenging environments. Our tools work outside of the team, and it\u2019s basically the equivalent of taking one soldier off the unit. We developed small fully AI-based tactical drones that help them operate during the night and indoors. It was extremely fulfilling seeing our tools used for rescue missions, and knowing how our technologies were being used to save lives.<\/span><\/p>\nVision Technologies for the Future<\/span><\/h2>\nAnother type of technology that will become highly coveted is advanced AI vision tech. Viooa is founded in 2015 by Kenig which is a \u201ccompletely new type of imaging system and a next-generation security solution.\u201d One of its latest solutions,\u00a0 <\/span>Ai-See<\/span> is the first aerial-threats detection system based on a disruptive neuromorphic vision system that brings an entirely new breed of detection and tracking capabilities for difficult and hard to detect objects.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Ai-See neuromorphic vision system uses a specially designed and customized asynchronous imaging sensor that replicates the benefits of biological retinas, combined with our advanced proprietary AI algorithm, this unique approach poses a paradigm shift in the way visual information is acquired.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs to how far nations would go with AI and surveillance, Kenig\u2019s response was optimistic in terms of AI\u2019s potential to increase public safety.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe best thing about AI is that you can connect it to thousands of CTVs or cameras and <\/span>the technology will analyze the footage in real-time and only alert the operator when there’s danger. The important thing to note here is that it\u2019s not a human watching; everything is being collected and monitored autonomously in the background. As long as countries using these technologies are not trying to use the data to control people, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s an issue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nKenig uses Abu Dhabi as an example, stating the naturalness of having cameras everywhere along with cutting-edge AI. As a result, the UAE has been ranked of the safest countries in the world year after year.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s the choice between a safer city and the cost of privacy. But I think as long as the data stays within the AI, and not in the eyes of humans, it will be beneficial overall. Cities will start to move towards these technologies for greater safety.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nEthical Views on Artificial Intelligence<\/span><\/h2>\nWould you say your technology is socially responsible?<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely. Our technology is used to detect and eliminate aerial threats. From protecting airports to outdoor spaces, events, law enforcement, and border protection. It was never designed for offense but rather defense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPeople often have this fear of AI taking over the world\u2014like killer robots, but the fact is, our technology is designed to assist and complete specific missions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nIt soon became clear throughout the course of our conversation that the true mitigation of risk against autonomous weapons, pertained to its built-in <\/span>limitations.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nDo you think it\u2019s possible to mitigate the potential risks of autonomous weapons and drones as they become more accessible?<\/b><\/p>\n
These days, AI is accessible by pretty much anyone. There\u2019s open-source AI you can download off the internet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAI is no longer only the domain of superpowers.<\/span><\/p>\nThere are three levels of AI. The type that most people fear doesn\u2019t exist yet, it\u2019s called Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI), this is what we see in sci-fi. This is the highest level of AI where machines can become self-aware and surpass the capacity of human intelligence and ability.<\/span><\/p>\nCurrently, the only type of AI that has been successfully realized is, Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) where machines have a very narrow range of capabilities such that they can only operate alongside humans and perform specific missions and singular tasks.<\/span><\/p>\nAbove that level, would be Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which is on par with human capabilities. This is referred to as strong AI or deep AI, which is the concept of a machine with general intelligence that mimics human intelligence and\/or behaviors, with the ability to learn and apply its intelligence to solve any problem. This is where are we heading, but we are still not there, it will take a few more good years to get there.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat do you think about the third revolution of warfare? We\u2019re moving away from a type of warfare based on quantity toward information-based solutions.<\/b><\/p>\n
The race is bigger than ever. Countries that hold the most powerful and advanced AI will have superiority, similar to that of nuclear arms. It becomes AI vs AI warfare. The difference is accessibility, which means countries will have to fight even harder to prevail. Right now, the US has a large military spending budget, yet I think they\u2019re still trying to catch up. China also has a lot of AI developments coming up.<\/span><\/p>\nWarfare these days is based on precision, swarm formation, and inter collaboration of different assets.<\/span><\/p>\nDo you think there will ever be a ban on autonomous weapons? If so, how would this affect your business?<\/b><\/p>\n
I believe that in the future, there may be some restrictions on offensive AI technologies, such as weaponized swarm drones that will operate fully autonomously with no man-in-the-loop, which means that they can make their own decisions and attack humans without any approval from human operators.<\/span><\/p>\nRight now, the AI is closely monitored and controlled by the operator and designed to take some of the load and improve the application’s performance.<\/span><\/p>\nIf this tech reaches this stage of maturity where it requires regulation, it will actually be beneficial for us. People will want to invest more to ensure they\u2019re holding the latest and greatest.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat does success personally mean to you and what\u2019s the vision moving forward?<\/b><\/p>\n
Success means the same thing to me as to my team. That is, seeing our technology save lives worldwide and to become a leader in AI; help support the Homeland and Security sector and our troops by coming up with cutting-edge solutions.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Long Road to Innovation<\/span><\/h2>\nIt was clear that to truly achieve true aptitude in innovation, the key is to never stop perfecting the original solution. For the past decade, the teams at AerialX and Viooa have worked relentlessly at producing the best cutting-edge technologies. They are inching towards becoming leaders in the defense AI sector, which is something that will be extremely relevant and powerful in the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\nBeing laser-focused on innovation proves to have deep rewards, primarily being able to provide life-saving solutions to thousands on and off the field.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What is yet unknown to man might just be its greatest solution. The recent happenings in the world stretch far beyond just politics. Mainly, weaknesses prevailing throughout our international and local systems have been prematurely exposed, like a chronic wound. Like any crisis, we all \u2018kind of knew it was going to happen\u2019 but never […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":5073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"The Future of Warfare: Exploring the Rise of Autonomous Weapons and the Unknown Solutions they Hold","_seopress_titles_desc":"Discover how the development of autonomous weapons and AI technology can revolutionize warfare and provide potential solutions to global challenges.","_seopress_robots_index":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,1040],"tags":[1174,1005,1173,1175],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5072"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5119,"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072\/revisions\/5119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}