Army likely to induct Artificial Intelligence, says Lt Gen Alok Singh

With an aim to boost its combat capabilities, Army is likely to induct artificial intelligence techlogy in next couple of years and first one to use it will be mechanised forces, a top Army commander said on Wednesday. South Western Command's Chief Lt Gen Alok Singh Kler said this during an interaction with reporters on sidelines of a first-of-a-kind seminar on AI, hosted at Hisar Military Station.

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Shift in techlogy

"For using AI for military us and mechanised forces, Army has to become completely network-centric. Presently, we are very network-enabled," he said. "Very soon in next 2-3 years, Army may be inducting AI for constructive and disruptive us, and first one to use that will be mechanised forces," said Army commander of Jaipur-based Sapta Shakti.

Hisar Military Station is home to 33rd Armoured Division of Army. Asked if AI can help predict accidents like MiG-21 jet crash near Gwalior Base on Wednesday, he said, safety of humans should be put above safety of a system. "Any system can crash, but what is important is that even if we incorporate AI, safety of humans has to be more important over safety of machines. And, in today's crash, what is more important is that two pilots are safe," Army commander said.

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'Will boost combat capabilities'

Kler said this seminar was a "big step" towards boosting combat capabilities. "From ground to to water to air, AI will assist Army in every sphere," he asserted. seminar on AI, first in connection with military field formation, was organised by South Western Command ''Sapta Shakti'' and also attended by domain experts from acemia and industry. Kler said disruptive techlogies like artificial intelligence will dictate how future warfare will happen.

Lt Gen Kler is 10th GOC-in-C (General Officer Commanding in Chief) of Jaipur-based South Western Command and was commissioned in Armoured Corps in 1982.

"In near future, constructive use of AI will soon be followed by direct kinetic vector being controlled by AI," he said.

'Sapta Shakti' Wartech Exhibition was also organised as part of event having a tagline ''Empowering Future Soldier'' to bring toger Army and defence industry under one roof with an aim to synergise Army's aspirations and efforts of industry.

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