In total war, however you got there, it won't matter. More dead enemy faster means higher odds of victory, and if digitally turning combatants into fluffy East

In total war, however you got there, it won't matter. More dead enemy faster means higher odds of victory, and if digitally turning combatants into fluffy Easter Bunnies on screen to reduce moral shock value, giving achievement badges, and automated mini-hits of MDMA make you a more effective killer, then it will happen in total war. I could even imagine a democratization of drone warfare with online gaming, where some small p percent of all games are actually reality-driven virtual reality, or gives real scenarios to players to wargame and the bot watches the strategies and outcomes for a few hours to decide. Something akin to k kill switches in an execution but only 1 (known only by the technician who set it up) actually does anything.