Indian Army puts up a show with homegrown dual-use AI systems, Pg13

Key Highlights:

• The Indian Army showcased indigenous Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions at the India AI Summit on Tuesday.
• The displayed systems are designed for both defence operations and civilian applications.
• Key systems included AI Examiner, SAM-UN, EKAM, and PRAKSHEPAN.
• Other technologies featured were XFace, Nabh Drishti, and an AI-powered Vehicle Tracking System.
• The initiatives align with India’s vision of technological self-reliance and secure digital capability.

Detailed Insights:

• The AI Examiner platform aims to modernize education and training frameworks within the Indian Army.
• SAM-UN is a geospatial and AI-enabled system designed for mission planning, disaster response, and integration with smart command centers.
• EKAM is a secure, air-gapped indigenous AI cloud platform focused on ensuring data sovereignty and secure processing of sensitive information.
• PRAKSHEPAN is an AI-driven climatology and disaster prediction system providing early alerts for landslides, floods, and avalanches.
• XFace is an AI-powered facial recognition system for identity verification, enhancing security measures.
• The Army also demonstrated advanced Deepfake Detection and AI Cyber Security Systems to counter synthetic media manipulation and cyber threats.
• Nabh Drishti is a mobile telemetry-based real-time reporting and visualization platform for enhanced situational awareness.
• An AI-enabled Driver Fatigue Detection device provides real-time drowsiness alerts to prevent accidents.
• A portable AI-in-a-Box solution is designed for deployment in remote or disconnected environments.
• The AI-powered Vehicle Tracking System optimizes fleet monitoring and logistics.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI): The simulation of human intelligence processes by computer systems.
• Data Sovereignty: The concept that data is subject to the laws and governance structures of the country in which it is collected.
• Deepfake: Synthetic media in which a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else's likeness.