Warbot 1.0 - AI Goes to War

“Artificial intelligence is the future, not only of Russia, but of all mankind. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become ruler of the world.” ~ Vladimir Putin, 2017

 Warbot 1.0 tells the powerful story of the 2033 Sino-American War and of the soldiers, AI and autonomous machines that fight it. Set in 2033, China’s neighbors increasingly chafe at its heavy-handed efforts to dominate them as Taiwan teeters on the brink of declaring independence. When the newly elected president of the Republic of the Philippines attempts to eject Chinese military forces from his country, the People’s Republic of China launches a high-tech punitive expedition against his country as an object lesson for the other nations bordering the South China Sea. While the full weaponization of artificial intelligence, robotics, big data, cyber, and all forms of media will change how this conflict is fought, the nature of war remains the same: a brutal, deadly, and complicated contest of wills by the humans who have to fight it.

 Meticulously researched, Warbot 1.0 offers a compelling picture of high-stakes future combat in a battlefield full of deadly new technologies.

Colonel Brian M. Michelson, USA, Retired, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from West Point, a Master of Business Administration from Webster University, a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College, has served as a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy in Washington D.C. Over the course of his career, he has served in a number of diverse units to include XVIII Airborne Corps, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the 97th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). His military duties have taken him to numerous overseas locations including Laos, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Panama, Iraq, and Afghanistan.