Empowered edge versus the centralization trap: Who will wield AI better, the US or China?

Published on February 13, 2024

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It’s tempting to use AI to micromanage military operations from an all-seeing HQ. But experts warn the chaos of war means AI is best used to empower decentralized initiative — an area where the democratic West just might have the edge.

WASHINGTON — Ukraine has become “the graveyard of command posts,” in the words of one US Army general. In the age of drones, big headquarters are big targets, and Russia in particular has lost general after general to precision strikes.

Now imagine a war between the United States, with its massive Combined Air Operations Centers (CAOCs), and China, whose doctrine of System Destruction Warfare sees such high-tech hubs as pressure points to strike with long-range missiles and cyber attacks.

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