Ai, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex by King, Anthony

Ai, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex

Why AI will not replace human strategic judgement in war Is AI about to automate war? Will...
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Ai, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex by King, Anthony

Ai, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex

$81.54

Ai, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex

$81.54
Author: Anthony King
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Why AI will not replace human strategic judgement in war

Is AI about to automate war? Will autonomous drone swarms and killer robots controlled by AI dominate the battlespace and determine the winner? In AI, Automation, and War, Anthony King debunks this science fiction-tinged narrative of AI's military potential, exploring instead the actual applications of AI by the armed forces over the last decade. He finds that AI is not going to replace human commanders and combatants; the machines are not about to take over. Rather, the military has used, and will continue to use, AI to process data at a scale and speed that exceeds the capacity of humans. AI will be used primarily to improve military understanding and intelligence.

King explains that military commanders, enabled by the data processing power of AI, will be able to see the battlespace at a previously unattainable depth, fidelity, and speed. AI will help the armed forces plan, target, and conduct cyber operations faster and more effectively. In order to harness AI in this way, however, a radical organisational transformation is taking place. The armed forces are integrating civilian technologists into operational headquarters to work alongside military staff. This partnership between the armed forces and the technology sector signals the emergence of a military-tech complex that promises to be as powerful in this century as the military-industrial complex was in the last.

Author: Anthony King
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 08/19/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780691265148

About the Author
Anthony King is professor of war studies and director of the Strategy and Security Institute at the University of Exeter. He is the author of Command: The Twenty-First-Century General and Urban Warfare in the Twenty-First Century.

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