Technological giants have turned Ukraine into a military laboratory for artificial intelligence – The Time

Technological giants have turned Ukraine into a military laboratory for artificial intelligence.

This information writes The Time.

According to the publication, many tech giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Starlink, and Clearview, which develops facial recognition software, have shown interest in testing their developments in real military conditions in Ukraine.

They worked on protecting Ukraine from Russian cyber attacks, transferring important government data to the cloud, and maintaining communication.

The head of Palantir Technologies, which analyzes data, met with Zelensky three months after the Russian invasion, offering assistance so that “David could defeat the modern Goliath,” protect the West, and “scare the hell out of our enemies.”

Thus, Ukraine gained additional capabilities in warfare, evidence of Russian war crimes, demining, resettlement of displaced refugees, and fighting corruption.

Palantir can process vast amounts of data from drones, radars, and satellites, analyze thermal images that can detect troop movements and artillery fire. AI-supported models identify the most effective options for attacking enemy positions. The AI continuously learns and improves.

The Ministry of Digital Transformation assembled an “IT army” of 400,000 volunteer hackers to protect critical infrastructure from Russian cyber attacks.

Minister Fedorov and his deputies advertised the battlefield in Ukraine as a laboratory for cutting-edge military technologies in the West. In this sector, they see not only additional opportunities now but also a possible growth point for the economy after the war.

Ukraine’s military laboratory has already helped it become a major player in the global technology arena, and some lessons learned on the battlefields in Ukraine have become global.

At the same time, much of the “new power” will be in the hands of private companies, not the government.