US Army Creating New Approach to Real-Time Conversational AI With the new classification technique, the classifier would be able to properly respond to new commands and determine when to ask for help appropriately, given incomplete information. 1 minute read US Army researchers have created a pioneering technique for combat vehicles and autonomous systems to interpret the intent of a soldier through spoken dialogue and respond appropriately, the army reported on this week. With this approach — developed by the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory, and the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies — a robot may receive a command to turn 45 degrees and send a picture, and it will interpret the instruction and carry out the task, the report stated.