Marine reflects on AI's 'incredible change' for military as he looks to future with new novel

The world may end up breaking into tech alliances as a guiding political issue in the years to come, according to a retired American serviceman-turned-novelist as detailed in his new book. "I think for us, particularly with regards to the technology that we're imagining and the incredible power it unleashes, it just becomes obvious that the real source of national power might not be military or even economic, but could quickly become technological power," Elliot Ackerman told Fox News Digital. "Whoever gets there first is going to so stratospherically outpace their rivals that they'll be able to dominate as a nation," he said. Ackerman served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years, working as both an infantry and special operations officer with tours in the Middle East and Central Asia. Following the conclusion of his service, he pursued a career as a novelist, drawing on his experience to write acclaimed fiction.