The Manfesto Of The Military “Techno-Optimists” Is Deeply Flawed

Published on March 24, 2024



Touting the potential military benefits of weapons systems controlled and connected by artificial intelligence is all the rage in the Pentagon, industry and financial circles these days. The notion of robotic, pilotless systems and hypersonic weapons that can be produced cheaply, quickly, and in large quantities is being enthusiastically endorsed as the future of warfare in general, and the way to beat China in particular.

This infatuation with “advanced” military technology is not new, but it has taken on new resonance in the wake of last year’s announcement of the Pentagon’s “Replicator” initiative, which is supposed to enable the production, for example, of thousands of new drones that can be deployed in swarms to overwhelm any potential enemy. This enthusiasm at the highest levels of the Pentagon has been matched by a flood of venture capital funding of military tech startups, and the growing role of companies like Palantir, Shield AI, and Anduril in spearheading a potential military tech revolution.

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