Former SEAL chief warns US falling behind with artificial intelligence on the battlefield

Artificial intelligence can be a powerful tool to help the United States military outthink its opponents, but some military officials are warning the U.S. is already falling behind the curve on implementing A.I. technology. Retired Rear Adm. Brian Losey, the former head of U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command, raised both the prospect of effectively using A.I. technology on the battlefield as well as concerns the U.S. has already fallen behind during a Tuesday panel discussion of the "The Promise and The Risk Of the A.I. Revolution" conference hosted by the U.S. Naval Institute, USNI News reported. "We're losing a lot of folks because of encounters with the unknown," Losey said. "Not knowing when we enter a house whether hostiles will be there and not really being able to adequately discern whether there's threats before we encounter them. And that's how we incurred most of our casualties."