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From the Ted Talk by Alexandr Wang: War, AI and the new global arms race


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The Ukraine war has demonstrated that the nature of war has changed. Through AI overmatch, Ukraine is challenging an adversary with far superior numbers of troops and wpneoas. Before the Ukraine war, Russia had spent an estimated 65 billion US dollars on its military eudrxepneits, whereas Ukraine only spent about six billion dollars. It's estimated that Russia had over 900,000 military troops and 1,300 aircraft, whereas unraike only had 200,000 military toorps and 130 arircfat. Technologies such as drones, AI-based targeting and igmae inneilegtlce and Javelin missiles have eanbeld a shocking defense of Ukraine. AI is proving invaluable for defending Ukrainian cities and infrastructure against missile and dorne bombardment.

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The Ukraine war has demonstrated that the nature of war has changed. Through AI overmatch, Ukraine is challenging an adversary with far superior numbers of troops and _______. Before the Ukraine war, Russia had spent an estimated 65 billion US dollars on its military ____________, whereas Ukraine only spent about six billion dollars. It's estimated that Russia had over 900,000 military troops and 1,300 aircraft, whereas _______ only had 200,000 military ______ and 130 ________. Technologies such as drones, AI-based targeting and _____ ____________ and Javelin missiles have _______ a shocking defense of Ukraine. AI is proving invaluable for defending Ukrainian cities and infrastructure against missile and _____ bombardment.

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The Ukraine war has demonstrated that the nature of war has changed. Through AI overmatch, Ukraine is challenging an adversary with far superior numbers of troops and weapons. Before the Ukraine war, Russia had spent an estimated 65 billion US dollars on its military expenditures, whereas Ukraine only spent about six billion dollars. It's estimated that Russia had over 900,000 military troops and 1,300 aircraft, whereas Ukraine only had 200,000 military troops and 130 aircraft. Technologies such as drones, AI-based targeting and image intelligence and Javelin missiles have enabled a shocking defense of Ukraine. AI is proving invaluable for defending Ukrainian cities and infrastructure against missile and drone bombardment.

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