Those who rail against Artificial Intelligence (AI) often ignore the awful things human intelligence can lead to, whilst others push visions of AI superiority that overlook the awesome things human intelligence can achieve. Yet few in either group have any practical experience of using AI. This book seeks to redress this imbalance by providing examples of AI that have actually been developed and put into the hands of defence users.
c. 240 pages
Publication c. October 2025
9781912440740 paperback
9781922440757 hardback
9781912440764 EPUB
Show Me Don't Tell Me: Applying AI to Defence
Darrell founded DIEM consulting Ltd in 2002 after a career that had encompassed strategic decision making within the UK Ministry of Defence and advising corporates & governments at the London office of leading strategy consultants McKinsey & Co. As well as leading DIEM’s projects and capability development, he lectures on Strategic Change at Birkbeck College, University of London and the Role of the Board at the UK Defence Academy. He has published articles on strategy in the prestigious McKinsey Quarterly, on how risk should be communicated to the board in Risk Management magazine & on stakeholder engagement in Expert Witness magazine. He has a degree in Engineering from Christ’s College Cambridge and a PhD in Ballistics from the Royal Military College of Science, Cranfield University.
Introduction
Part I:
Defining AI
Ethics and Trust
Part II:
DUCHESS: AI that captures the lessons learned by human intelligence
MALFIE: AI that explains and prioritises the outputs of other AI
Red Shoes: AI that learns how your enemy learns
DR SO: Machine-Speed experience
Part III:
Testing
Conclusions