Artificial Intelligence

Royal Navy plotting fleet of ‘killer’ robot ships using artificial intelligence


Navy chiefs are planning a fleet of “killer” robot ships which can think for themselves, we can reveal.

They will have stealth technology, advanced radar, lasers and rail-guns capable of firing shells at 4,500mph.

The vessels will use artificial intelligence – computerised brains – to work out tactics far more quickly than humans.

Scientists say they will operate on their own or from a control room on shore – or act as mother ships to a fleet of smaller craft designed to overwhelm conventional ships.

The Royal Navy says humans would set the limits of a battle and let the ships do the rest.

The Royal Navy says humans would set the limits of a battle and let the ships do the rest

Our defence source said: “The ships of the future – and we are talking 10 to 15 years away – will be able to make decisions on their own. They will assess and analyse huge amounts of data such as the threat from land, air and the sea and decide what to do.

“The role of the human, if there is one, will be to say yes or no. Some ships will be able to operate totally on their own.”

British defence chiefs want to develop a vessel similar to the US navy’s Sea Hunter, a 132ft unmanned vessel which can operate on its own for up to 90 days.

The ship, which is controlled by AI, is capable of tracking, locating and destroying enemy submarines with virtually no human involvement.

They will have stealth technology, advanced radar, lasers and rail-guns capable of firing shells at 4,500mph

The Ministry of Defence is set to invest millions in AI.

A spokesman said: “Nine projects will share an initial £1million to develop technology and innovative solutions to overcome increasing ‘information overload’ faced by crews.”

Defence Minister James Heappey said: “The pace at which global threats are evolving requires new approaches and fresh thinking to the way we develop ideas and technology.”





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