An unnamed Ukrainian tech startup has reportedly developed a new artificial intelligence - enabled drone that can recognize and engage targets based on visual triggers, like a specific uniform. The drones can work as a swarm and can communicate with one another.
Besides taking potentially lethal action, the new drones can also be used for more traditional roles like reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. All of these actions can be performed, it is claimed, “faster than a human” ever could.Serhii Kuprienko, the startup’s founder, compared it to the revolutionary impact of introducing the steam engine to factories.
This philosophy underscores Ukraine’s increased investment in autonomous platforms, which it hopes will give it the upper hand against Moscow while avoiding more military casualties. A recent report byover 200 organizations concentrating on defense technology, particularly autonomous systems. “They fight, they die, they send more people — they don’t care. But that’s not how we see war,” Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Alex Bornyakov said.