Abstract
This article examines the potential implications of the combinations of robotics, artificial intelligence, and deep learning systems on the character and nature of war. The author employs Carl von Clausewitz’s trinity concept to discuss how autonomous weapons will impact the essential elements of war. The essay argues war’s essence, as politically directed violence fraught with friction, will remain its most enduring aspect, even if more intelligent machines are involved at every level.
First Page
19
Last Page
31
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.55540/0031-1723.3101
Recommended Citation
F. G. Hoffman, "Will War's Nature Change in the Seventh Military Revolution?," Parameters 47, no. 4 (2017): 19-31, doi:10.55540/0031-1723.3101.
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