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Ukraine has been able to fight Russia despite its limited resources, all thanks to AI and tech, says a Senior Diplomat from Ukraine, Dr Olexander Scherba.
Dr Scherba was speaking at Firstpost Defence Summit in New Delhi, when he explained how the current Ukraine-Russia War was similar, and yet different to the two World Wars
“This war is in essence very close to World War II. In visuals, it is ver close to World War I. But it is being powered by AI. Yesterday Ukraine shot down one of Russia’s most sophisticated Recognisance planes, the A50. Russia only had seven of those,” he said.
“Without recognisance planes like the Russian AWACs bombing of Ukrainian cities would have been much less co-ordinated. Ukraine has shot down over 5 of Russia’s aircrafts in the last few days. It wouldn’t be possible without the use of AI” Dr Scherba added.
Speaking of how Ukraine has been using AI in its fight against Russia, Scherba said, narrated an incident where a large group of Russian soldiers had gathered to welcome a general. Although the general in question never showed up, Ukraine was able to strike the gathering of the soldiers using an America-supplied missile, all thanks to AI.
“It is a war of Artificial Intelligence with natural stupidity.” he said with a smile.
And we know what’s happening on the ground. We know who does work on the ground because of modern Technologies because of AI, Russia fights a big, we fight smart. Russia fights big, we fight smart,” he said.
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More ShortsHe also spoke on Elon Musk and SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. “In the beginning, Elon Musk was an inspiration when he tweeted that he was hugely pro-Ukraine.”
Starlink was a massive blessing for Ukraine, says Olexander. However, since Russia too acquired access, things have been difficult.
He also spoke on AI and how it is being used in propaganda, especially on social media platforms like X. He spoke about large-scale bot farms on social media platforms, particularly Twitter, influencing domestic politics, as uncovered by German authorities. This revelation, though alarming, underscores the evolving landscape of technological manipulation. These bots, while displaying human-like characteristics, often exhibit robotic behaviors, raising fears of AI weaponization. However, amidst these concerns, there’s an opportunity for countries like India to leverage technology for positive impact.
“India has the brain, India has the intellect and India has this long tradition of doing the right thing, making moral choices. India has a moral compass,” he said.
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