AI warfare

"AI War" redirects here. For the arms race for AI technology, see Artificial intelligence arms race. For the video game, see AI War: Fleet Command. For the fictional event in the science-fiction television show, see Space: Above and Beyond.

AI warfare refers to the use of artificial intelligence technologies to enhance, automate, or replace human decision-making and operations in armed conflicts. AI is used to speed up military intelligence analysis by rapidly analyzing vast volumes of data in seconds.[1]

2026 Iran war

The 2026 Iran war has been described as the "first AI war", although the U.S. and Israel have previously used AI to identify targets during the Gaza war.[2] The United States has used AI tools to attack Iran.[3] These tools have been used for military intelligence, targeting, and damage assessment in the war in Iran.[4] Using the Maven smart system, the U.S. attacked 1000 targets in the first 24 hours of the war and 5000 targets over the course of 10 days.[5] While the U.S. had used Maven against Ukraine, Syria, and the Houthis in 2024, Iran’s attacks are its biggest.[5] Authorities are looking into whether artificial intelligence was involved in the airstrike on an Iranian girls' school that killed 170 civilians, the majority of whom were female students.[6] United States Central Command emphasizes human make final decisions on what to shoot.[7]

References

  1. ^ Jones, Craig; Kinsella, Helen M. (2026-03-17). "Iran war shows how AI speeds up military 'kill chains'". The Conversation. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  2. ^ Jones, Craig; Kinsella, Helen M. (2026-03-17). "Iran war shows how AI speeds up military 'kill chains'". The Conversation. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  3. ^ Booth, Robert; Milmo, Dan (2026-03-03). "Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than 'speed of thought'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  4. ^ Lieber, Daniel Michaels and Dov (2026-03-07). "How AI Is Turbocharging the War in Iran". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  5. ^ a b Manson, Katrina (2026-03-12). "'God, It's Terrifying': How the Pentagon Got Hooked on AI War Machines". Bloomberg.
  6. ^ "Speeding Up the "Kill Chain": Pentagon Bombs Thousands of Targets in Iran Using Palantir AI". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  7. ^ Staff, Al Jazeera. "US military confirms use of 'advanced AI tools' in war against Iran". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-03-20.

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