AI Unleashed: The Dual Roles of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Warfare and Society

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Once a figment of science fiction, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has now become a real-life protagonist in a riveting story of warfare, criminal justice, and truth or dare of our perception.

The battlefield, traditionally depicted with trenches, rifles, and a medley of heart-pumping war cries is now a high-tech game board. Military operations worldwide have begun to weave AI and Machine Learning (ML) into their strategies. Just like a chess player meticulously plans their moves, these technologies aid in predicting enemy action, making troops efficient and proactive. They act as the impartial eye in the sky, scanning for facial features to pinpoint persons of interest. The same sort of AI that’s used to sift through your social media feeds is now honing in on hardened criminals.

The flip side? These new eyes in the sky carry camera lenses that can reflect our own biases on us. The risk runs high of genetically ingrained prejudices being fed into these AI algorithms, consequently reinforcing racial or social biases. This raises concerns about transparency, privacy, and fairness in the criminal justice system…