Commentary
The bills differ in minor but meaningful ways, but their overwhelming convergence is key.
Alasdair Phillips-Robins, Scott Singer
Research
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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