Ukraine develops AI-powered autonomous landmines with target discrimination
Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation reportedly announced development of AI-powered autonomous landmines designed to discriminate between targets, including civilians and military personnel. The system is intended to identify characteristics such as height, equipment, and insignia to determine whether to detonate.
What happened
Acting Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Bornyakov announced during the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa that Ukraine is developing AI-powered autonomous landmines. According to reports, the AI system would automatically determine whether to detonate based on identification of the approaching target.
The system is designed to identify various categories of persons, distinguishing between children, adults, civilians, military personnel, and armed individuals. The AI would reportedly make detonation decisions based on characteristics including height, equipment worn, insignia such as UN markings, and presence of metal objects.
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