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Artificial Intelligence and National Security Daniel S. Hoadley US Air Force Fellow Nathan J. Lucas Section Research Manager April 26, 2018 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 R45178 Artificial Intelligence and National Security Congressional Research Service Summary Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field of technological development with potentially significant implications for national security. As such, the Department of Defense (DOD) is developing AI applications for a range of military functions. AI research is underway in the fields of intelligence collection and analysis, logistics, cyberspace operations, command and control, and a variety of military autonomous vehicles. AI applications are already playing a role in operations in Iraq and Syria, with algorithms designed to speed up the target identification process. Congressional action has the potential to shape the technology s trajectory, with fiscal and regulatory decisions potentially influencing growth of national security applications and the standing of military AI development versus international competitors.

1 This report was originally written by Daniel S. Hoadley, U.S. Air Force Fellow. It has been updated by Kelley M. Sayler, Analyst in Advanced Technology and Global Security. 2 China State Council, “A Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan,” July 20, 2017, translated by New

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