AI Is Transforming Military Drones

Published on December 22, 2023



Artificial intelligence is making drones deadlier, more efficient, more accurate, and more autonomous than ever. But the ongoing enhancements are doing more than just making drones more advanced.

In a 2018 research report by the Brookings Institution, Darrell West and John Allen wrote that, “Despite its widespread lack of familiarity, AI is a technology that is transforming every walk of life.” If five years ago AI, the idea of which dates back to the previous century, was already transforming “every walk of life,” then today this transformation can be felt in our daily routines more than ever. AI-powered and AI-driven smart home devices, autonomous vehicles, speech recognition technologies, virtual assistants, and ChatGPT are ever present.

Unsurprisingly, militaries around the world are racing to utilize artificial intelligence to boost military capabilities and improve the efficiency of existing technologies. In doing so, they are unleashing a powerful chain reaction that is bound to have serious implications for the conduct of warfare and the future of conflict. A case in point: drones. 

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