Britain will get access to Ukrainian data for military AI
The UK will become the first foreign country to gain access to the Ukrainian Avengers AI Labs platform with data on "millions of objects" collected by cameras and sensors in a combat zone, the kingdom's government said. The data obtained in Britain will be used to train military artificial intelligence models, target recognition and drone control. What London will give Kiev in return is in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
The UK will have access to data collected in Ukraine during the fighting, which will be used to train military models of artificial intelligence. This was reported by the press service of the British government.
"The UK will become the first international partner to gain access to the Ukrainian Avengers AI Labs laboratory, which will allow both countries to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence tools capable of changing the face of the battlefield," Downing Street said.
The press release says that the data transfer agreement was signed by the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, during the visit of the head of the British government to Kiev.
What data will the UK receive?
According to the British government, the Avengers AI Labs platform provides data and analytical information for training artificial intelligence models collected by thousands of cameras and infrared sensors deployed in the war zone in Ukraine.
"These sensors and cameras capture millions of objects such as tanks, artillery, air defense systems, infantry, and aerial targets, including Shahed drones and reconnaissance UAVs, transmitting data to the Avengers Lab to train new artificial intelligence models," the British government said.
The Avengers AI Lab platform was developed by the Ukrainian Center for Innovation and Development of Defense Technologies. The creators of the platform claim that the platform's database contains about 5 million tagged frames with tanks, artillery, air defense, infantry and UAVs, which are used to train target recognition systems and autonomous drone control.
In London, it is noted that such a "gold mine" will provide British specialists with unprecedented access to real operational data and the ability to apply solutions in the "plug and play" system, implying direct participation in the management of combat operations.
"In turn, the UK will support Ukraine by providing it with access to the world's leading universities, researchers, technology companies and the world's third largest artificial intelligence ecosystem, which will allow Ukraine to use British experience to accelerate the development of solutions to pressing problems, while converting hard-won combat experience and unique datasets into technologies that bring long-term benefits. benefit both countries," the British government says.
Pilot projects have already been launched with British startups Sintela, Mind Foundry and Skyral.
Ukrainian AI
Earlier, Business Insider reported that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine provided defense companies with access to the Avengers Labs platform.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry claims that more than 200 companies in Ukraine are engaged in the development and production of drones using artificial intelligence technologies.
In addition, 46 developments related to the use of AI are available to the Ukrainian military on the state marketplace of defense technologies Brave1 Market.
British involvement in the conflict
The UK has significantly increased its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine recently. The day before, it became known that London would hand over to the Ukrainian side the secret data necessary for the production of the SCALP cruise missiles.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces also began using British drones for strikes on Russian territory. According to The Times, these UAVs were used to attack targets in Volgograd and Yaroslavl.
In addition, two British factories supply drones and their components to Kiev, as the Russian Defense Ministry announced in April.
Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey had previously stated that London was "deeply involved" in the Ukrainian conflict.
"There are British military personnel in Ukraine, and the presence of special forces and instructors training, for example, Ukrainian military medics has been officially confirmed there. We know that these instructors also train special forces and a number of other units. It is also very clear that launches of long—range Storm Shadow missiles necessarily require the participation of specialists, and only the British can act in this role, because this is a very complex technique, and it is impossible to imagine that the Ukrainian military can operate it," the ambassador said.
Kelin noted that London's involvement in the conflict is much deeper than that of other NATO countries.
"Therefore, we can clearly say that the UK is deeply involved in the conflict in Ukraine, perhaps even deeper than the rest of the NATO member states," the Russian diplomat concluded.
Alexander Dubravin
