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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Namita Singh

North Korea claims to have tested an AI-guided ‘super-speed’ torpedo

North Korea claims to have successfully conducted an underwater test of a new high-speed torpedo mechanism that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance, according to a state media report on Saturday.

The test-firing of Zam-2.0, a "super-speed, precisely guided" system took place on Thursday and heralded a “significant” change in Pyongyang’s naval capabilities, reported the Korean Central News Agency, without providing more details on the weapon’s use of artificial intelligence.

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