Putting high-speed AI in charge of the military is a recipe for disaster because it moves way faster than human logic can keep up with.
The study introduces the concept of 'decision compression,' where AI reacts to perceived threats faster than the time required for a human to verify if the threat is even real. This creates a scenario where the system can escalate to a real war before a human operator can legally or cognitively intervene.
Decision Compression and Escalation Risk in AI-Enabled Military Command and Control: An Operational Analysis of the ERAM Framework
SSRN · 6176802
<p>Advances in AI-enabled military command and control (C2) systems are compressing operational decision timelines to the point where the time available to detect, classify, and respond to threats (<span><span>TavailT_{avail}</span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>) approaches or falls below the time required for system processing and meaningful human verification (<span><span>TreqT_{req}</span><span><spa