The global spread of artificial intelligence (AI) is ubiquitous. No other single technology is having the pervasive impact that these systems currently exert over our lives. AI is shaping decision making, accelerating information flows, augmenting surveillance, improving intelligence gathering, changing communications, redefining data management, empowering analysis and altering social behaviours. The magnitude of this change is reflected in the investments being made in this technology. Global annual spending on AI, including enabled applications, infrastructure and related internet technology (as well as services), is currently estimated at US$235 billion, which is expected to increase to US$631 billion by 2028. As a subset of this global transformation, AI holds the potential to fundamentally redefine modern warfare.
Militarizing AI: How to Catch the Digital Dragon? – Centre for International Governance Innovation
