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So... I’m curious how long this will be before we can apply this to real life? At this point it seems like it’d be fairly complicated, but you could build a so

So... I’m curious how long this will be before we can apply this to real life? At this point it seems like it’d be fairly complicated, but you could build a solid simulator for battles. Then direct humans and / or robots around the battle field as nessecary to win a battle. Upload a virtual map utilizing some point clouds, estimate densities, start with estimating enemy combatants, add some scoring metrics negatively impacting civilian deaths and probably a lot of other stuff. Run real life scenarios in training environments, and bam. The premise seems there.

civilian 8y ago
There are a lot more variables that need to be added to for an "AI general". - There needs to be a system for simulating real-world battles. (Since we need to iterate the AI, afterall.) In WW2 the WATU was a good simulation of German submarine vs. Allied Convoy battles, but I imagine that ground battles are messier. Link for background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVet82IUAqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVet82IUAqQ - Autonomous directions. If a unit loses contact with the AI, what orders should they follow? - Need to react quickly to changes in the effectiveness of weapons. If army-B has a Surface-to-air missile that has a 80% hit rate, rather than the estimated 40% hit rate, the AI needs to adapt. - Different armies have different tolerances for causalities, both military and civilian. I suspect you're getting downvoted because people don't like the idea of military-general AI. I don't really love it either, but it's going to happen. Hopefully we can encourage its programmers to include the Geneva convention rules for war.