Replicator - by John Robb - Global Guerrillas
Replicator - by John Robb - Global Guerrillas
The race to develop massive swarms of lethal AI drones has begun. Things are about to get interesting. Let's dig in.
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My attempt of a TL;DR, from an already concise article:
In one night in late August 2023, Ukraine used drones to successfully strike [7 targets]. (...)
With this example, it’s possible to envision the future trajectory of warfare and the role AI and drones will play in it. (...)
it gives us a glimpse into the future of proxy conflicts and civil wars (...). Future wars of this type will feature:
- Trench warfare. (...)
- Drone warfare. (...)
- Online warfare. (...)
(...)
The demonstrated utility of drones in Ukraine (...) has led the US military to launch a new crash drone program called Replicator.
(...) Replicator is focused on rapidly developing and deploying new drone platforms (air, sea, land) that are inexpensive, plentiful, and expendable.
This program is justified by the claim these new drone platforms will ‘offset’ China’s numerical superiority (...)
(...) if these new platforms can be developed (...), it won’t be the US that employs them. Instead, they will immediately be sent to Ukraine for live testing and, if they prove effective, to Taiwan.
What this Means
(... this part is hard to summarize, if you reach this part of the TL;DR, I recommend reading the original)