Technologies and the military's duty of care

Artificial intelligence might offer better protection to soldiers on operations, especially when they have to fight guerrilla wars as was the case in Iraq and Afghanistan. One possible application of this technology could be the analysis of the patterns of enemies' ambushes primarily with the use of improvised explosive devices in cars, trucks, or elsewhere on roadsides. The exoskeleton as a piece of capacity-increasing technology can therefore play a valuable part in the military's duty of care towards its members against musculoskeletal problems that they may develop after leaving the armed forces because of the tremendous weight they had to carry during their service. In light of the well-known effects of the excessive weight carried by soldiers, not providing them with capacity-increasing technologies or lighter and as effective equipment could be interpreted as an infringement of the military's duty of care.