New Lab Facilitates GenAI Wargaming for Defense Purposes
A research hub set to open next year at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory aims to bring generative AI into defense wargaming. The GenWar Lab will focus on upgrading traditional tabletop exercises by pairing human participants with large language models such as those behind common AI chatbots. Project leaders say the technology will give players a chance to test ideas at a pace that traditional setups cannot match. During a game, participants will be able to call on AI assistants to evaluate options, propose actions, or even play the role of advisers and rival commanders. The system is structured…