To ignore what happens when if the "other side" wins a race, is ignorant. Imagine the Germans nuking London in 1941. Imagine the chilling effect this might ha

To ignore what happens when if the "other side" wins a race, is ignorant. Imagine the Germans nuking London in 1941. Imagine the chilling effect this might have on the US public's willingness to enter WWII? To say something had no impact is very different than it could have a MAJOR impact. And nuclear weapons are clearly an example of this. AI is much the same, though I think 70% of the shift occurred with unmanned vehicles. The ability to send something with no person in it, to fight and kill a person is a HUGE game changer. When that 'something' gets better, smaller, and smarter... the edge becomes all the more decisive. Also the ability to take in much more data... Imagine having 100,000 sensors you want to understand reasonably well. You may not have enough trained humans. But an AI? Maybe... And maybe it can correlate the signals etc. AI is a game changer, and those saying it is as powerful as the bomb may not be underselling it. Mainly because of the precision and deniability the end results may offer.