Indian Army plans to use AI to take the fight to the next level

From analysing sentiments in conflict-stricken Kashmir to detecting terror infrastructure across the border to picking up critical pieces of information from speeches of terrorist leaders, the Indian Army plans to use Artificial Intelligence to take the fight to the next level.

The army also plans to use AI technology that can predict, for instance, when a tank would require its next servicing, its remaining life and potential failures.

Work on developing AI technologies started after the National AI Taskforce recommended that the three defence services work on 10 AI projects. The projects focus on imagery, text, speech and predictive analysis. Officials said these four areas were the "drivers" of AI. An army directorate has already made some proofs of concept on these. The army didn't respond till press time Monday to a request for comment.

The proof of concept on imagery involves detecting enemy targets on satellite images, officials said.