Eric Schmidt on AI-Powered Drones and the Transformation of Modern Warfare
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Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and former chairman of the U.S. National Security Commission on AI, discusses the transformative impact of AI-powered drone warfare in Ukraine and conflicts involving Iran. He argues that these wars represent the first AI and robot wars in history, with drones and AI-enabled precision targeting fundamentally changing military strategy. Schmidt advocates for a "robots first, humans later" approach to reduce casualties and emphasizes the strategic importance of autonomous systems in modern warfare.
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· 3 pulledThe wars in Ukraine and with Iran can arguably be considered the first AI and robot wars in human history, involving drone warfare and AI-enabled precision targeting on a massive scale.
First, send in the robots. Only then, the humans.
This is the biggest revolution in the history of warfare since the invention of gunpowder.
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