Thunderbots

Thunderbots

Author: CNA November 6, 2020 Duration: 27:14

Sam Bendett joins Andy and Dave to discuss the latest developments and happenings in Russia's research into artificial intelligence and autonomy capabilities. They discuss Russia's national strategy and the challenges that have occurred in programmatic implementation due to COVID impacts. They also discuss the status of higher education in Russia and the standing of various institutions, as well as their relationship and interaction with the global community of researchers. They cover a variety of other trends and topics, including the Army 2020 convention and some of the announcements made during that event; and they discuss CNA's Russia Program and its on-going series of newsletters dedicated to summarizing the latest in Russian advances and research in AI.

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