Keeping People and Society Safe: Using AI for Situational Awareness

Explore a 24-minute conference talk where Christian Ehrenström Roos discusses how AI is transforming defense and security through improved situational awareness. The presentation examines the significant transition in defense systems, where traditional approaches are now being combined with numerous small, inexpensive, and connected systems that fuse data from multiple sources. Learn about the essential requirements for reliable, predictable, and ethical AI systems in defense applications. The talk features a specific case study on using Large Language Models (LLMs) to efficiently process massive datasets from Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) ship transponders—first by enabling natural language filtering of data through text or speech, and then by applying these capabilities to specialized tasks like identifying smugglers. Christian Ehrenström Roos, a Software Developer at Saab Surveillance's X Innovation Lab in Gothenburg, brings his expertise in computer science, systems, networks, and sensor data processing to explore how cutting-edge AI technologies can be integrated into existing defense systems. This talk was recorded at the 2025 GAIA Conference at Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden.