Canadian military's cyber chief touts AI's advantages but warns against 'unquestioned' use

Canadian military's cyber chief touts AI's advantages but warns against'unquestioned' use AI-infused military systems are enabling operators and commanders to not only identify anomalies or threats that might be missed by analysts or traditional systems, but also to quickly analyze large volumes of data to support critical decision-making on the battlefield. Artificial intelligence has begun providing critical advantages for armed forces in an era where the speed of decision-making could be the deciding factor between victory and defeat, the Canadian military's cybercommand chief told The Japan Times. Yet despite the advantages in operational efficiency, no country should be adopting these cutting-edge technologies in "an unquestioned or unlimited manner," Maj. Gen. Dave Yarker warned in an exclusive interview on Wednesday in Tokyo, amid concerns that doing so may present unforeseeable risks. "We are using AI to make our defenses stronger and improve our ability to protect ourselves," Yarker said.