Mark Milly, former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at an event that a third of the 2039 US military would be replaced by robots.
Milly, a retired army general and the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, said at a recent event that growing artificial intelligence and unmanned technology could lead to a robotic army in the future. “My guess is that 10 to 15 years from now, a third, or a quarter to a third, of the U.S. military will be robots,” Milly said.
Milly said the robots could be commanded and controlled by artificial intelligence systems. Technological advances and the changing nature of warfare will enable armies around the world to make smarter and faster decisions. He said the countries that were the fastest to put the technology to military use would have a decisive advantage over their rivals. Milly argues that if the US is to maintain its supremacy as the world’s most lethal military, it must not only adapt quickly, but that change should make a big difference in its actions. The report said the nature of war involves tactics, technology, weapons systems and the training of commanders. Milly says that while these dynamics are constantly changing, the world is now undergoing the biggest fundamental shift in human history, with advances in artificial intelligence and robotics.