Aspects Through Which the Experience of the War in Ukraine Could Expand the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Other Social Fields

Abstract The need to win a war dictates significant innovations and advances in the technological field, which then leads to fundamental changes in other areas of social life. This being the hypothesis of this research, in an increasingly complex operational environment (military conflict), characterized by uncertainty and low predictability, such as the one in Ukraine, artificial intelligence (AI) can represent a viable solution for multiplying the combat power of combat forces and for achieving competitive advantage in the confrontation spaces. The influence of AI is constantly expanding, developing useful applications in numerous areas of military confrontation, surveillance based on intelligent sensors, decision-making support, integration of autonomous vehicles (drones, land or naval autonomous systems and machines), analysis of data from the battle space and complex simulations for the preparation of military forces. Starting from these aspects, recent developments in AI technologies will be analyzed and highlighted to emphasize their potential for redefining civilian capabilities in some areas, for the benefit of people.