AI revolutionized the battlefield in 2023 as Israel, China lead development amid tech arms race

America's Newsroom anchor Bill Hemmer looks back at the top headlines of the past 12 months. The mainstream attention on artificial intelligence (AI) in 2023 allowed militaries to more openly discuss some of the astonishing initiatives they've undertaken as they race toward the future of warfare. AI presented an entirely different challenge and revealed an arms race many did not even know had already gotten well underway: Advanced and automated targeting capabilities, virtual environment weapon testing and AI-controlled vehicles present just the tip of a substantial and rapidly developing iceberg. The allure of AI is so strong that the Pentagon has some 800 AI-related unclassified projects in the works to attain a "force multiplier" integration and gain the upper hand over its rivals. This year gave the general public a better idea of where militaries stand with their astonishing development and where they might head next.