Kinda. The country with the biggest AI programs will be. Humans directing drones have a number of issues like communication time, human error, and signal. Implementing the drones with an AI removes nearly all of those issues. The AI that will be driving our cars will also be piloting attack drones.
Don't panic over AI controlling military equipment either. AI isn't something like the Terminator. It's more like a very, very, very long list of "If this happens, then do this. If that happens, do that. If this happens while this is happening while this happened 30 iterations ago with a prediction that it shall continue for the next 15 iterations, then begin the second instructions for turning the camera."
AI's won't use a traditional 'if' statement programming in that scenario. Would be way, too ineffecient and doesn't reflect the way we work.
They'd use a trained neural network, which would essentially allow it to asses a situation and make decisions more complex than 'if this, then this'
Neural networks ARE an if statement. I didn't want to explain how they would be using potentially billions of weights and biases to come to a conclusion. If the output is A, then do B.
I'm all for the removal of the on-field human elements and automation / robotisation of armies, but only when both sides can participate. Remote controlled on human or AI on human crosses a line and Dehumanises ones enemy.
Don't panic over AI controlling military equipment either. AI isn't something like the Terminator. It's more like a very, very, very long list of "If this happens, then do this. If that happens, do that. If this happens while this is happening while this happened 30 iterations ago with a prediction that it shall continue for the next 15 iterations, then begin the second instructions for turning the camera."
They'd use a trained neural network, which would essentially allow it to asses a situation and make decisions more complex than 'if this, then this'
Hopefully you don’t become their spokesperson