AI can't wait: Why we need speed to win

For a commander on the battlefield, a split second of decision advantage can determine the difference between victory and defeat. In every battlespace, AI is critical to enabling action at the speed of kinetic and non-kinetic conflict. It is already being successfully applied to rapid data processing, target recognition, combat simulation, countering drones and strategic decision-making for defense missions. And looking across current conflict zones and hot spots, we need its benefits faster than ever before, in environments from urban terrain to cyber, sea and space. Contrary to well-intentioned, but misguided, arguments raised in a recent The New York Times op-ed, "The Rush to A.I. Threatens National Security," accelerating the military's responsible use of AI is not a threat – it's an imperative.