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Ukraine has destroyed nearly 10% of Russia's tanks, making experts ask: Are tanks over?
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This vanguard role, held then by foot soldiers and now by tanks, will likely shift to drones, robotic vehicles, and long-range strike systems. "Tanks are going to move, over ...
By Paul Scharre
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Show, don’t tell: Navy changes strategy to sell unmanned systems to skeptical Congress
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Public discussions between the Navy and Congress over unmanned technology in recent years have been circular: The service asks for funding to develop new technology, hesitant ...
By Paul Scharre
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Russia’s Attack Shows Drones Are High on Hit Lists – And Often Under the Radar
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Experts are calling for higher awareness of the operations of drones in low-altitude airspace as the autonomous weapons become increasingly active, especially during conflicts...
By Paul Scharre
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Ethiopia’s War Turns Into a Testing Ground for the Deadliest Drones
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Ethiopia’s civil war has become a testing ground for military drones that has made its people “guinea pigs”, rebel leaders have claimed.Multiple purchases of armed surveillanc...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Paul Scharre
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Kamikaze Drones: A New Weapon Brings Power and Peril to the U.S. Military
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Americans have become accustomed to images of Hellfire missiles raining down from Predator and Reaper drones to hit terrorist targets in Pakistan or Yemen. But that was yester...
By Paul Scharre
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AI battleships and killer drones: ‘Terminator future’ of war feared by conflict experts
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Major advancements in AI weapons and defence technology have sparked fears mankind is heading towards a “Terminator future” of war. And as this ultra-tech advance, there are i...
By Paul Scharre
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Afghan war vets sound off on U.S. withdrawal, Taliban’s return to power
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When the Taliban swept across Afghanistan as if the central government didn't even exist, it was almost like an erasure of history. Twenty years of war cast aside, as if none ...
By Paul Scharre
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The U.S. says humans will always be in control of AI weapons. But the age of autonomous war is already here.
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Picture a desert battlefield, scarred by years of warfare. A retreating army scrambles to escape as its enemy advances. Dozens of small drones, indistinguishable from the quad...
By Paul Scharre
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Department of Defense AI ethics principles still lack implementation guidance
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The Department of Defense will produce guidance for its artificial intelligence ethical principles by late August, six months after an initial self-directed deadline for the c...
By Paul Scharre
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Red Cross Calls for More Limits on Autonomous Weapons
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The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for new international rules on how governments use autonomous weapons, warning that such weapons will pose new challeng...
By Paul Scharre
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"What degree of human involvement should there be in the use of force?"
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In an interview with the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, Paul Scharre offers insights on weapon autonomy and the human role in future warfighting. After multiple t...
By Paul Scharre
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Future Tank: Beyond The M1 Abrams
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What comes after the M1 Abrams, the Army’s massive Reagan-era main battle tank? “Everything is on the table at this point,” the service’s armor modernization director, Maj. Ge...
By Paul Scharre
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Unclear on unmanned, Part 3: A New Year’s resolution to slow down
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The U.S. Navy began last year racing down a path to field a 355-ship fleet by 2030, a plan in which robot ships made up a significant portion of the new hulls, after Secretary...
By Paul Scharre
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As China Leads Quantum Computing Race, U.S. Spies Plan for a World with Fewer Secrets
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Back in 1994, when quantum computers existed only as so much chalk on a blackboard, mathematician Peter Shor invented what may soon prove to be their killer app. Shor trained ...
By Paul Scharre
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Biden likely to remain tough on Chinese tech like Huawei, but with more help from allies
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President Trump set the United States on a new course with his years-long fight against Chinese technology, which he labeled a security threat and a tool for spreading Chinese...
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. Military Wants to Bring Allies into AI Fold
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The Defense Department has kicked off a new initiative to bring like-minded nations together to work on AI policies and capabilities. In September, the Pentagon’s Joint Artifi...
By Paul Scharre
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Pentagon Grappling With AI’s Ethical Challenges
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Artificial intelligence is a top modernization priority for the U.S. military, with officials envisioning a wide range of applications, from back office functions to tactical ...
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. bans WeChat, TikTok as China becomes major focus of election
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The Trump administration announced Friday that it is banning China’s TikTok and WeChat services from mobile app stores beginning late Sunday, an unprecedented move that furthe...
By Paul Scharre
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Critical shortage: Overburdened drone pilots driven out of Air Force, GAO warns
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The pilots and sensor operators who fly America’s military drones have taken on a lion’s share of the Air Force aerial combat missions for more than 20 years. Since the attac...
By Paul Scharre
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As the U.S. and China spar on the world stage, Cold War 2.0 may already have begun
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The signal wasn't subtle. While China practiced amphibious landings in a contested area of the South China Sea this month, the U.S. Navy dispatched two aircraft carriers to t...
By Paul Scharre
