How to prevent malicious use of intelligent unmanned swarms?

Qi Wang; Tingting Li; Yongjun Xu; Fei Wang; Boyu Diao; Lei Zheng; Jincai Huang

doi:10.1016/j.xinn.2023.100396

How to prevent malicious use of intelligent unmanned swarms?

Innovation (Camb). 2023 Feb 16;4(2):100396. doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2023.100396. eCollection 2023 Mar 13.

Authors

Qi Wang^{1

2}, Tingting Li¹, Yongjun Xu^{1

2}, Fei Wang^{1

2}, Boyu Diao^{1

2}, Lei Zheng³, Jincai Huang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
³ 61212, Beijing 100000, China.
⁴ College of Systems Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China.

Abstract

With advancements in swarm intelligence, artificial intelligence, and wireless mobile network technology, unmanned swarms such as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground vehicles, ships, and other unmanned systems are becoming increasingly autonomous and intelligent. Benefiting from these technologies, intelligent unmanned swarms are able to efficiently perform complex tasks through collaboration in various fields. However, malicious use of intelligent unmanned swarms raises concerns about the potential for significant damage to national infrastructures such as airports and power facilities. Defending against malicious activities is essential but challenging due to the swarms' abilities to perceive, understand complex environments, and make accurate decisions through multi-system collaboration. This perspective sheds light on recent research in counter-measures and provides new trends and insights on how to prevent malicious actions by intelligent unmanned swarms.

Publication types

Review