Palantir AIP: demo of an LLM chatbot for military decisions
In one sentence Palantir presents its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) in a video: in a simulated Eastern European scenario an operator uses a chatbot to request drone reconnaissance, receive three attack options and coordinate jamming of enemy communications. Palantir says AIP can run on classified networks.
In late April 2023 Palantir publishes a demo video of its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), which brings language models into its defense software.
The scenario is simulated: an operator receives an alert about enemy equipment near a border in Eastern Europe. They ask the chatbot to launch an MQ-9 Reaper drone for reconnaissance, which spots a T-80 tank. They then ask for possible courses of action and the AI proposes three options (an F-16 strike, long-range artillery or Javelin missiles), which are forwarded up the chain of command. The chatbot also helps organize jamming of enemy communications.
Palantir stresses that a human is always in the loop and that every action leaves a recorded trail. Critics, as reported by Vice, note that in the demo the operator mostly asks and approves, and that there is no explanation of how known language model problems such as hallucinations are handled.
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