Artificial Intelligence Will Make Our Forever Wars Truly Forever

The world's major powers are in the middle of an artificial intelligence (AI) arms race. Over the next several years, China expects to deploy a fleet of unmanned submarines in contested waters like the South China Sea. Russia has tested its robotic tank on the battlefield in Syria and is reportedly working on developing autonomous nuclear submarines. For its part, the United States is in the process of testing autonomous swarming drones. This development has major implications--not just for how wars are fought, but also for the future of American foreign policy.