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“It’s not just some poor blog, the back room of the MoD, looking through postcards that have been sent in from across the country or something,” they added.
Gaming the system
A second defense industry figure warned, however, that some firms were trying to game the system by repeating words that would likely make it through the AI program’s filter.
They added that cutting out the human element from parts of the task of sifting through submissions could result in crucial information, from the armed forces and the private sector, being overlooked, while some submissions could be unfairly prioritized.
“Given the nature and importance of this topic, and the work that needs to be done, are they really confident they are going to pick up all the salient points?” they asked.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: “We have been transparent about our ambition to use AI for a wide range of defense applications, and the team are utilizing this technology to help review and analyze the high volume of submissions received to the Strategic Defense Review (SDR).
“This is Britain’s review — not just the government’s. We have consulted serving military, veterans, MPs of all parties, industry, academia and the wider public, whose submissions will be a key feature of the SDR.”
