Promise or Peril? Artificial Intelligence, Human-Machine Interaction, and the Risk of War

McCauley, Adam

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Promise or Peril? Artificial Intelligence, Human-Machine Interaction, and the Risk of War

Against the backdrop of increasing global tensions, transformative technologies—notably artificial intelligence—are poised to revolutionize how the military wages war and how leaders think about, prepare for, and decide to go to war.

By Adam McCauley

Published on Feb 3, 2026

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