DASA is seeking novel and innovative proposals to help explore the role AI can play in improving the ability to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance of the sub-threshold information environment.
The information environment is defined as a diverse global environment that consists of physical, virtual and the cognitive dimensions where humans and automated systems observe and act on data. The sub-threshold encapsulates all activity up to, but not crossing, the legal definition of armed conflict.
There is a particular interest in lower TRL ideas through to the application of AI techniques at TRL6.
Up to £300,000 is available for projects of up to 6 months.
Submissions close 6 June 2023.
DASA is seeking ideas which could help defence:
- apply AI to identify actions in the sub-threshold information environment which are hostile
- use AI to understand the intent and attribution of those actions
- use AI to generate possible courses of action to provide response options
Proposals are to address one or more of the three challenge areas:
- Indicators & warnings – what is happening in the information environment?
- Intent & attribution – who is doing it and why?
- Courses of action – what can we do about it? (what sort of response options can we use technology to propose in the information environment)
A dial-in information session will be held 25 April 2023, register here
