AI and Warfare

What’s this about: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has propelled war onto our screens and front page once again, making it an unwelcome but current topic of conversation and undesirable attention.

But how is AI affecting war?

Undoubtedly, war is changing. Throughout thousands of years, humans have gone from relying on spears, to gunpowder, to nuclear weapons. The next big step in warfare? Artificial intelligence. AI is impacting every aspect of military operations and technology. But how? Let’s take a deeper look.

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AI Arms Race

Weapons technology has evolved dramatically over the last 20 years. With the incredibly fast development of AI technologies, we are seeing it impact nearly every part of the battlefield, including logistics, weapon development, battlefield analysis, and training simulators.

The world’s most militarily-equipped nations, such as the United States, China, and Russia are involved in a new AI arms race. The U.S. Department of Defense has created the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to scale AI and harness its power, while Xi Jinping has outlined that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) must “accelerate the development of military intelligentization, [and] improve joint operations capabilities and all-domain combat capabilities…