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A.I. Weapons Need Data for Their Training. Ukraine Has a Lot to Offer.
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian military artificial intelligence systems are trained using a vast database of battlefield videos, audio, and text collected over nearly five years of conflict.
- This extensive war data, housed in a repository called Avenger Labs, is being shared with about 30 Ukrainian defense companies and is now being opened to allied firms to strengthen security cooperation.
- Ukraine provides the data free of charge but requires companies accessing it to grant licenses to the Ukrainian military for any software developed using the data.
- The first international agreement grants 12 British defense companies access to the database, with negotiations ongoing with other countries.
- While many Western firms develop autonomous weapons, Ukraine’s unique trove of battlefield data addresses a critical shortage of training data needed for these AI systems.
