Inside the Rise of AI-Driven Combat

War will never be the sameAI is changing the way we fight wars. Not just in a hypothetical future, but right now. So let’s take a look at what a battlefield looks like when one side is using AI and the other side isn’t.

Special thanks to The Economist Team:
Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor
Liv Moloney, Head of Video
Lee Mears, Art Director
Anna Bucks, Executive Producer

-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Intro
0:51 The Battlefield
4:31 The Kill Chain
10:37 The Real World
13:58 The Ethics
16:07 Conclusion

AI Disclosure: Occasionally, we use AI to create some of the imagery in our videos, which our (very talented) animators then spend weeks developing into what you see in the final video. When AI is used to generate any imagery that may appear onscreen, we'll add this to the video description. We're learning as we go about AI usage and transparency, and appreciate your thoughts.

About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.