War with Russia

[Pinno718]

Interesting that they mention about interfering with the machine vision of UAVs. Ukraine has started to employ AI enabled drones for automatic targeting and had considerable success. Vision AI often processes the video for edge detection as this helps extract "features" to classify objects. This is especially the case with things like drones where the processing power available is going to be much lower than in the cloud, which would also probably require the input video to be significantly reduced in resolution. Low power AI will only support more limited feature extraction.

I am guessing these stripes introduce a whole load of edges to the video image being processed and this could confuse the AI models being used. Reports say that the AI has been trained on thousands of hours of video featuring Russian vehicles, presumably much in more standard camouflage.

If this is the case, then it is a cheap way to try to better protect the vehicles, but may only be temporary if Ukraine can modify its models and training. There must be a limit between fooling the AI and standing out in a battlefield to humans. Plus I believe there can be multiple different sensor types (eg. LIDAR, infrared etc) that may be used alongside visual video with AI to negate the camouflage.

Yeabut, that truck is the last truck in Russia.

 

[Pinno718]

Haven't read it yet, but the headline...

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukraine-war-turns-tide

We don't want a ceasefire.

 

[Pblakeney]

We don't want a ceasefire.

Agreed. Ceasefires are generally used by Putin to regroup and re-arm.
Kick him while he is down.

 

[briantrumpet]

We don't want a ceasefire.

Have you read it though? One of the most detailed analyses I've read so far. And far from pessimistic for Ukraine (albeit realistic too).

 

[Pinno718]

Have you read it though? One of the most detailed analyses I've read so far. And far from pessimistic for Ukraine (albeit realistic too).

I will do. It's late. Calm down. You have to look after your ticker.

 

[Pinno718]

I will do. It's late. Calm down. You have to look after your ticker.

I got half way through before getting bored but I persevered. It's even more long winded than one of my posts.
It is also directed at people who may not be fully aware of what's happening on the ground and is somewhat contrary, eg: And the pause could allow Moscow to fix some of the problems with its military, leaving Ukraine threatened by the potential of being attacked again at any moment.
There is no mention of the economic pressure and Russia's ability to sustain this conflict, so it lacks that backdrop which is key to this conflict.

Having read it, I stand by my statement that Ukraine does not want a ceasefire - and this is actually re-enforced by statements like the one above.

 

[Pinno718]

Agreed. Ceasefires are generally used by Putin to regroup and re-arm.
Kick him while he is down.

Precisely. The b4stard paranoid midget from hell moaned about honouring the parade's (as Zelensky has always done), withdraws critical air defences to Moscow and then subsequently tries to bomb the hell out of Kyiv.

 

[Beebo]

St Petersburg has been hit, just before Putin addresses a financial conference.
Great PR.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e2vqd3j1vo

 

[Pinno718]

Oh and it's beautiful:

 

[Pblakeney]

A reminder of the difference between Ukraine and Russia.
One targets military and infrastructure while the other targets people.

 

[Psamathe]

One targets military and infrastructure while the other targets people.

But very few news reports highlighting "which is a warcrime" in relation to Russian attacks on civilian targets.

 

[Pblakeney]

But very few news reports highlighting "which is a warcrime" in relation to Russian attacks on civilian targets.

You could expand that past Russia without too much effort. Makes you wonder why.