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AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication

In a Foreign Affairs essay, Georgetown senior fellow Emelia S. Probasco warns that rapid integration of artificial‑intelligence systems threatens to hollow out the United States military by eroding the critical thinking skills of its personnel. She cites the deployment of autonomous robots in Washington, D.C., and expanding use of generative‑AI tools for planning, targeting and logistics as examples of a shift toward machine‑driven decision‑making. Probasco argues that reliance on algorithms can create “black‑box” processes that obscure accountability, reduce soldiers’ ability to adapt to chaotic combat, and concentrate power in a small cadre of technologists. She calls for a doctrinal reset that preserves human judgment, mandates rigorous testing, and embeds ethical oversight to prevent a future force that thinks less and follows code more.