Pentagon sees broader role for AI in setting military targets
While not classified, the document has not been released publicly. “The speed of future warfare, along with our adversaries’ own advances in AI, may require the joint force to adopt completely autonomous systems,” the publication says.The controversial vision is included in a new chapter on the future of targeting. The publication as a whole lays out official procedures for so-called joint targeting – how the US armed forces determine what to fire at in combat.
- ▪While not classified, the document has not been released publicly.
- ▪“The speed of future warfare, along with our adversaries’ own advances in AI, may require the joint force to adopt completely autonomous systems,” the publication says.The controversial vision is included in a new chapter on the future of t
- ▪The publication as a whole lays out official procedures for so-called joint targeting – how the US armed forces determine what to fire at in combat.
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Pentagon sees broader role for AI in setting military targetsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxThe US defence department has revised targeting guidance as it seeks to speed up AI adoption. PHOTO: AFPPublished Jun 26, 2026, 08:50 AMUpdated Jun 26, 2026, 09:25 AMSet as preferred sourceListenNEW YORK – The Pentagon has quietly revised its doctrine on how the US military picks its targets in battle, opening the way for artificial intelligence (AI) to make critical wartime decisions in the future.The revised targeting principles, approved without public disclosure in April, envision “systems where AI initiates actions with human monitoring”, evolving from what it describes as the current practice of having “‘human in the loop’ systems, in which a human initiates…
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