Govt serious about introducing AI for defence forces:Nirmala Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government is serious about introducing applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for defence forces. She also called for building adequate infrastructure for its use. 

Mrs Sitharaman said AI can be used in a range of areas including guarding the country's borders and securing outer space. She was speaking at a workshop of stakeholders involved in putting in place a framework for use of artificial intelligence by the



defence forces in New Delhi yesterday. 

Mrs Sitharaman said applications of AI can be effective for aerial, land-based and naval platforms besides using it to monitor any sort of chemical and nuclear warfare.

In February, the government had set up a high-powered task force headed by Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran to recommend a framework for applications of AI in defence forces.