Use of Artificial Intelligence in Information and Cyberspace Operations – The Russian Way

doi: 10.32567/hm.2022.3.7

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Abstract

Nowadays, the biggest danger is not kinetic, but comes from the information space. For the Russian army, the main weapon of the defence toolbox is information. The concept  of information operations occupies a special place in the  Russian (and before that Soviet) military mindset. Artificial  intelligence, as the next defining technology, has already appeared in warfare. By developing artificial intelligence for military use, the Russian army entered a new type of  armaments race and took it to a new level with a specific  way of thinking.

Keywords:

artificial intelligence warfare Russia

How to Cite

Bihaly, B. (2022). Use of Artificial Intelligence in Information and Cyberspace Operations – The Russian Way. Military Engineer, 17(3), 97–107. https://doi.org/10.32567/hm.2022.3.7

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