US Army soldiers say you cant just pour AI on new warfighting tech like ranch dressing

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  • US Army soldiers say they are trying to use artificial intelligence for specific battlefield problems, not treat it as a fix for everything.
  • Soldiers said that their approach to putting AI capabilities into Next Generation Command and Control, or NGC2, is perhaps best described by ranch dressing.
  • "A lot of folks approach AI the same way they deal with ranch dressing," Maj.
  • Dave Hickox, the collection manager for the Army's 4th Infantry Division, said.
  • At his division, he said, "we're taking a more intentional and methodical approach to understanding the AI we're using"
Last month, soldiers conducted a livefire exercise in Colorado, marking the latest test of NGC2.US Army photo by Staff Sgt.

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