Artificial intelligence [AI] will be the main driver for warfare in the coming years. War planners over the centuries have battled with military casualties and inaccuracies. Artificial intelligence will allow for robotic combat engagement and precision targeting; thus solving two key worries of battleground survivability and friendly fire chaos.
Since the mid 90s, there has been a steady increase in the use of AI for precision combat systems. Drones, artilleries and even mundane assault helicopters have all become equipped with specialist logic systems that not only deliver accurate targeting but bring economy to fleet an troop maintenance.
Worries however remain about potential abuse of this technology. Adversarial annihilation will be number one. A mal-harnessed AI could unleash indiscriminate firepower along a false positive trajectory and harm civilians.