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The leader of US Army Futures Command, Gen. James Rainey, believes the idea of completely replacing soldiers and other familiar trappings of war with robots and computer-derived strategy, is misguided.Summary
KEY POINTS:
- Taking decision-making out of the hands of commanders could be ‘disastrous’.
- The right combination of humans and machines would be lethal, but increase the survivability of US troops.
- The Defense Department is currently investing heavily in AI, machine learning and autonomy.