Modern warfare
The Pentagon wants to spend billions prepping for the next stage in warfare that it believes will be defined by advances in artificial intelligence and autonomy.
US deputy secretary of defense Robert Work said on Monday that the 2017 fiscal budget request will likely ask for $12-$15bn for wargaming, experimentation and demonstrations to test out the military’s theories on AI and robotics “in human-machine collaboration combat teaming”, as detailed below.
The vision of the military future that Work put forth? Motherships of drones releasing little baby drones from the air and the sea, infantrymen and women sporting exoskeletons and wearable electronics loaded up with combat apps, and lone mission commanders directing swarms of unmanned vessels to carry out operations.
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