US NAVY
But it ' s not all about frontline operations . There are , notes Vaughan , many practicalities that can be served in terms of the operational management of the US Navy . This is especially true when it relates to manual labour . “ It ’ s what we call the dull , dirty and dangerous , like scraping barnacles off the hulls of ships , or painting ships , or defusing mines , or jobs like that . I ' m positive any sailor that has the job of scraping barnacles off the hull of a ship would love to be relieved of that task by a robot . And we have those today . Crawling inside the hull of a ship looking for corrosion is another – you go deep down in a ship , and that ' s not a very hospitable environment . Machines can in many cases do that quicker , and more effectively , than humans . I like to think of this as a great example where the US taxpayer is getting a much better return on their investment and the Navy increases efficiency at a stroke .”
Another area where AI is being deployed is in decision aids , where humans are assisted in making better and faster decisions .
“Another area where AI is being deployed is in decision aids , where humans are assisted in making better and faster decisions ”
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