A research team at a university in northwest China has used DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence model to generate automatic military simulation scenarios in what has been called a “disruptive” change to how commanders make decisions in battle.
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The AI-based simulation system can generate 10,000 military scenarios in just 48 seconds, something that used to take a commander 48 hours to plan, according to Fu Yanfang, who led the team from Xian Technological University’s school of computer science and engineering. They shared their findings on the university’s website on Wednesday.
She said large language models (LLMs) and combat simulation scenarios had redefined the future of war design, and a key advantage of DeepSeek’s LLM was its ability to “deconstruct and reconstruct complex battlefield situations” through training on massive data sets. LLMs are the technology behind generative AI services such as ChatGPT.
Military simulation scenarios mimic real combat situations, including objectives, terrain and forces involved, allowing commanders to prepare for various situations.
They are meant to approximate reality in a virtual environment, but difficulty arises from the complexity of warfare and limitations of human cognition, according to Fu.
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“AI now directly produces various geographic environments, force deployments, event logic and operational strategies [for simulation scenarios],” Fu said.