Special Operations Command acknowledges that it has to change as AI is set to revolutionize war
Jack Murphy
May 28, 2020 - 11:56 am
Special Forces of the future
''We still need guys that can kick down the door, that can shoot well, can jump out of airplanes, can fly our special operators. We need all those men and women in our formations," Gen. Richard D. Clarke recently said. "But we also need coders. We also need leaders who can apply (artificial intelligence).''
Clarke currently leads Special Operations Command.
To some special operations veterans, it may feel like a blast from the past, with SOCOM announcing that it is shifting focus towards Russia and China as well as working in places where those actors attempt to project power and influence the population in Africa and Latin America. Much of SOCOM's stated focus moving forward could have been written in 1984. However, there are some new technologies coming to the forefront in the coming years that are likely to change the face of war forever.
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