The outcome should contribute to:
- A strengthened EDTIB (European Defence Technological and Industrial Base) and enhanced technological autonomy for defence-oriented Human-AI dialogue systems.
- Broader, trusted usage of generative AI, large language models and chatbots in defence systems.
- Data sovereignty and security of information when using generative AI.
- Better and faster decision-making in complex operational scenarios.
The fast progress of generative artificial intelligence (AI), large language models and dialogue systems (chatbots) paves the way towards high-impact defence applications in various domains such as intelligence, strategic planning, tactical operations, and life-cycle support. However, these technologies are still prone to errors, leading them in particular to present false or misleading information as fact (hallucinations). They should also be adapted to defence-specific needs. There is therefore a need for further research to develop high-performance human-AI dialogue systems for defence.
In order to ensure trust and steer progress, these systems should be evaluated in an objective and comparative way. For that purpose, each consortium supported through this call topic will benefit from a common testing environment set up by a third-party consortium (selected under topic EDF-2025-LS-RA-CHALLENGE-DIGIT-HAIDO) in the framework of a technological challenge and will have to participate in the evaluation campaigns organised in this framework.
To further ensure trust
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