Artificial Intelligence for Security, Surveillance and Military
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence for Security, Military and Surveillance
Every month we analyze 30 – 50 new artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision startups.
This month, in January, we found 6 computer vision and AI startups which you should follow and some great articles to read. Enjoy your reading! Continue reading “Security + AI: 6 Most Interesting Startups and Articles in January”
The U.S government is working on a pilot program for using facial scanners and databases at the border and it’s one of the several initiatives to use image-recognition technology for security purposes. One of the requirements for companies and startups that want to participate in the state programme is to accurately identify 3 persons in a car travelling at 25 mph, driving on light rain and with raised car windows. The current facial recognition technology is far from a complete technology, so the government is ready to accept up to 70% error rate. At the same time officials, experts and entrepreneurs converge in the opinion that facial recognition technology is far more accurate than humans at identifying people. Continue reading “Facial Recognition is the USA’s New Top Priority”
China’s rise as an artificial intelligence superpower can potentially destroy the U.S military by 2030, according to the report ‘Battlefield Singularity: Artificial Revolution, and China’s Future Military Power’, published by the Washington-based Center for a New American Security. It looks disturbing, taking into account China’s military thinking and progress on AI. The country’s pursuing advances in disruptive AI military applications and transforming itself from today’s informatised warfare to intelligentised warfare. The result will be the start of a major shift of China’s strategic approach and the goal is to become the world’s AI superpower by 2030.
Continue reading “The U.S Military’s Greatest Fear: China’s Progress on AI”
In the beginning of November House, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation that will affect foreign investors, seeking to buy U.S. companies. They will face higher hurdles for winning regulatory approval under new legislation and will be obliged to follow additional criteria to weigh the security threats of deals. Experts suggest that this is due to toughening of national security and warnings of a mass spree of Chinese deals in the U.S. economy. China has been a tricky partner for the United States, offering both large opportunities for collaboration and partnership and a minefield of security risks.
The bill urged for closer vetting by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, “strengthens and modernizes The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to give the government the necessary tools to better track and evaluate Chinese investment, according to the Republican Representative Robert Pittenger of North Carolina. Increased level of Chinese investment is targeting critical U.S. infrastructure and disrupt defense supply chain requirements, lawmakers believe. Continue reading “Foreign Investors Will Face Tougher Security Reviews”
Former US President Lyndon B. Johnson clearly understood the importance of controlling technology. During the launch of Sputnik on January 7, 1958, he made a key political speech on the subject. He predicted that ‘whoever wins the space race, gains control, total control, over the earth for purposes of tyranny or for the service of freedom’.
Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a clear statement on technology, that will change the world. He was talking about artificial intelligence and said, ‘whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world’.
Continue reading “The Next Giant Leap for Mankind Is Artificial Intelligence”