AI will completely revolutionize warfare, it will cross into all domains and rapidly dominate. A well trained AI is able to fuse all warfare modes and domains into a single, well orchestrated operation, at nano-second speed.
AI requires a few items and processes to succeed.
Training data.
A massive data warehouse filled with well structured, tagged and filtered data.
Massive supercomputers perform intense computational analysis and apply a variety of transforms and/or gradient operations to create statistical models.
Testing data.
A small percentage of the training data set aside to test the training model.
The testing data is tested against the generated model and scored.
Poor scores, force a new training with either:
the data is re-formatted/tagged
new transform/gradients applied
Operating model
The model is the final product of the training.
The model provides the tangible output of the AI.
A warfare capable model shall be updated rapidly to survive direct conflict.
AI speed is a war winner
AI warfare will last seconds.
Seconds to fight and win, but may stay implanted forever.
Once the AI has taken control of targets, there is no recovery.
At the speed, scale and ferocity of AI warfare, the combatant with the fastest AI, will win 100% of the time.
Rapid attempts at both good and bad decisions will allow for fast and accurate AI training updates, which makes the entire force instantly more deadly.
Learn faster, train faster, in order to learn faster…
Fast train, re-train cycles can outpace and confuse a slower, and potentially older well trained AI.
Quickly overwhelming the enemy combatants (human/AI) is critical.
AI training is the cheat code for war
AI dominance is the same as a nuclear weapon without collateral damage.
Reducing the enemy’s training data to zero is the same as turning off the power.
Limiting the ability for enemy AI to re-train is the same as fighting a lesser experienced fighter.
Reducing AI bandwidth to its training data is the same as a jiujitsu chokehold.
Poisoning enemy AI training data is the same as wearing an invisibility cloak.
AI Fog of War is The Red Pill or Blue Pill Scenario
The goal of a friendly AI in an All Mode and All Domain AI War is not just traditional degradation of an enemy’s will to fight, or destruction of the enemy’s ability to resist; but rather, to surround the enemy in all modes and domains with an AI generated fog of war which extends in all directions deep into the heart of the population.
The enemy trapped in an internal battle of what is “simulation” vs “reality” will rapidly waste resources and increase confusion.
The enemy must never see, hear, feel or be able to develop a factual truth to a realtime tactical situation, localized strategic event or global opinion.
The only “truth” they are fed will be what the AI dictates.
Enemy commanders will fall subject to the AI’s false truths, half lies, and misdirection.
The AI tactics at the command level will apply deception.
Enemy combatants will never know their commander’s true intent, nor will they be informed with high trust information, or be encouraged to fight.
The AI tactics at the ground level will apply confusion.
AI will lie to the enemy population, allies, and government, in order to reduce morale, misguide, damage reputations and cause general havoc.
AI disruption of global opinion of enemy state.
AI will create a screen around the enemy in all media/political domains such that any opinion generated about the enemy must pass through friendly AI.
This screen will certainly extend into friendly domains…
AI screen will surround enemy allies.
AI will play one ally against the other in all domains.
Non-military targets of the Friendly AI
A military capable AI will ingest civilian training data in realtime.
AI can train on marketing and social media data for all enemy commanders, troops, contractors, friends, associates and families.
AI can send targeted ads to encourage quitting, slowing down, defecting, surrendering, or general dissuasion of capability.
AI can overwhelm enemy civilian AI’s with false news, inaccurate accounts of battles, and a general feeling of loss with no chance of winning.
AI can also flood all traditional enemy information sources with realistic media and news which can confuse the population.
AI can encourage enemy civil disobedience and sabotage.
AI can generate perfect deepfakes of enemy leaders saying inappropriate phrases, spreading lies and false rumors.
AI can make the population distrust not just the leaders, but each other.
Cyber Warfare Targets
AI hacking is incredibly capable, faster and more accurate than humans.
AI cyber superiority is the new air superiority.
AI will target the standard cyber infrastructures: industrial, financial, communications, electrical, water etc..
AI takeover of enemy cyber systems(civilian/military) will cause massive and unrepairable damage to enemy cyber capability.
AI will be leveraged to also keep enemy systems ONLINE…
Keeping enemy systems online and then shifting data subtly, such as their AI training data or financial data, can have significant beneficial consequences to the friendly side.
Leaving enemy systems online gives the enemy a false sense of security and pushes defensive efforts toward the wrong systems.
Manipulating enemy cyber systems and their AI will significantly confuse, and reduce the enemy’s ability to wage war.
The AI will apply oddly subtle tactics to a variety of non-traditional targets.
Infiltration of food processing plants to adjust nutritional macros towards a less optimal ratio for soldier performance.
Adjustments to metallurgy used in enemy machinery/weapons to cause catastrophic failure when deployed.
Modifications to enemy combat tools, clothing, basic equipment, tires, chemicals, electronics for rapid degradation and failure when deployed.
Strategic AI
Global threat and response simulations trained on historical and current data.
AI wargaming with live data for training
General staff training
Strategy testing
Back testing strategies
AI as a weapon training and tactics.
Predictive systems at the nation state level
Trained with current real world data of geo-politics and military data.
Shorten global OODA loop.
Leaders with a well trained AI can iterate and maneuver faster than non-AI enabled nations.
Loops will be reduced to micro seconds.
Leaders and commanders will provide “intent” and the AI takes over.
Pre-war prediction will help detect issues years before they happen.
Pre-war detection will activate early AI deployment.
Mitigate the issue via peaceful means.
Deal with it via politics.
End it with warfare.
Pre-pre-war tactics:
Infiltrate enemy cyber systems(military/civilian) and wait.
Surreptitious “adjustments” to media, rumors, fears, and ideas to key political leaders, commanders and civilians.
Prepare enemy financial systems for take over.
Focused AI training on specialized targets.
Prepare friendly population and allies with “correct” opinion on enemy.
Task training optimized for upcoming issue(s).
Language, culture, weapons, tactics
Task weapon manufacturing to prioritize certain types of weapons.
Air war, ground war, drones, stand-off, CQB etc...
Logistics preparation (medical, financial, transport, shipping, resupply etc)
Shorten logistics: need→procure→ship→issue loop
But what about a simple enemy with no cyber systems, no electronics, barely any Internet, and basically lives in a cave, and is tenacious and patient? The AI can still win. An AI connected to overwatch systems such as drones, ground sensors, airborne sensors with a permanent 24/7/365 with near 100% coverage can train upon pattern of life and enemy tactics. Once the AI is well trained, prediction systems can deploy tactics to counter enemy ability to maneuver. These tactics can extend from the range of kinetic strike munitions all the way to bribes. An AI can stay in the theater forever and keep up the pressure, and continuously tighten the noose until capitulation. The AI can also offer more than just ordnance, as a fused strategy, the AI can optimize and learn what motivates an enemy and adjust the environment to suit their needs while reducing the ability to wage war. With an AI at the helm, the need for friendly forces in theater go to nearly zero. The political fallout of having an AI “over-there” is much less than sending tens of thousands of troops in country for twenty years.
AI will forever change the face of warfare and global maneuverability. Trapping an enemy nation in an AI jail will lead to immediate and rapid capitulation. AI will move at such a rapid pace, it is plausible one may not even realize a war occurred. In seconds, the dominant AI will seize control of all systems and force the enemy into an un-winnable and confusing situation. One will NEVER want to be on the wrong end of an AI weapon system of the not-to-distant future.