Pentagon sees broader role for AI in setting military targets
The Pentagon has quietly revised its doctrine on how the US military picks its targets in battle. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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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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