Co-ordinating military attacks, managing aerial drones and monitoring terrorists online could all become easier with new software under trial by BAE Systems. The range of computer technologies was originally created as part of the UK's ￡5.5m ALADDIN (Autonomous Learning Agents for Decentralised Data and Information Networks) project, which was designed to improve the response of emergency services during a disaster. BAE Systems is now simulating versions of the ALADDIN algorithms applied to 10 operational situations that use computers, including working out the logistics of a supply line and detecting terrorist threats by monitoring internet social networks.
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