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Both Russia and Ukraine are using AI-powered drones on the battlefield

Published by NPR World By Joanna Kakissis · 12 October 2026 at 23:42
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A Ukrainian company that got rich making smartphone-controlled cameras to watch pets at home now outfits first-person-view drones with an image recognition system powered by artificial intelligence.

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