Fair comment; I went back and read Putin's comments [0] as well but it's not clear his vision of AI-based drones fundamentally altering combat is any more perce

Fair comment; I went back and read Putin's comments [0] as well but it's not clear his vision of AI-based drones fundamentally altering combat is any more perceptive. The move to drones is already long underway, driven by cost, human frailty (pilots cannot take more than about 9Gs), and factors like the rise of carrier-killing missiles. AI will be used in drones just as jet and composite technology are already. But altering warfare in a fundamental way? Just as a counter-example, let's consider something that really would alter the balance of power--reliable defense against ballistic missiles. This would render the nuclear arsenals of powers unable to afford such technology nearly useless against those that could. Granted it's a judgement call but AI does not yet seem to be in the same league. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/4/16251226/russia-ai-putin-rule-the-world https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/4/16251226/russia-ai-putin-r...