AI in “Shakhedy” allows recognition of power plants, even if they are disconnected from the grid – Politico

The Russians have introduced artificial intelligence into Shahed drones, and now they can recognize power plants even if they are disconnected from the grid.

This was reported by Politico with reference to the Ambassador of Ukraine to the EU Vsevolod Chentsov.

The article says Ukraine needs Western-made interceptor missiles against a series of brutal drone and missile strikes targeting energy infrastructure and residential areas.

Chentsov noted that attacks are becoming more and more sophisticated and called for maintaining access to air defense technologies.

“The Russians are even using artificial intelligence to make their Shahed drones more difficult to lock down. They have begun equipping them with the ability to recognize targets even when they are offline,…