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The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in technology is to analyze input and provide intelligent, useful, and productive output.

The human urge to venture below the waterline is an ancient and enduring pursuit. Legend has it that Alexander the Great, in or around the year 333 B.C., attempted to explore the Aegean Sea from inside a glass barrel, after which he relayed his observations of whales and other creatures of the deep.

The seabed, along with the many lake and river beds of the world are the resting place for as many as two million shipwrecks. Most of these date to the last two centuries, a time of industrial growth, and the creation of large fleets that created a global economy.

The argument can be made that the only truly “intelligent” autonomous underwater vehicle today is still an HOV (Human Occupied Vehicle), or manned submersible.

In March 2022, subsea explorers made a profound discovery at a depth of 3,008 m (9,869 ft) below the surface of the Weddell Sea’s icy Antarctic waters.

By Amy Brown, CMO, BIRNS, Inc.