Royal Australian Navy investing heavily in AI

Published on May 22, 2024

Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment, Petty Officer Eric Duthie, Able Seaman Grace Fox and Able Seaman Henrietta Bradford prepare communication equipment for a Remus 100S autonomous underwater vehicle during Exercise AUKUS at Pittwater, New South Wales. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.
 

Artificial intelligence (AI) predicting and countering undersea threats, and AI-enabled drones conducting surface and sub-surface missions, are happening now through the work of Navy’s AI team.

CAPTION: Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment, Petty Officer Eric Duthie, Able Seaman Grace Fox and Able Seaman Henrietta Bradford prepare communication equipment for a Remus 100S autonomous underwater vehicle during Exercise AUKUS at Pittwater, New South Wales. Story by Corporal Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

AI could soon be on everyone’s desktop – and integrated at every level – to create images and documents, read and write emails and even predict future problems, according to Director AI Commander Leigh Jackson.

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