Exclusive eBook: How AI is becoming the next military advisor

<p>A collection of stories about how militaries are using AI models to make decisions.</p> <p><em>This subscriber-only eBook is a package of six stories that were originally published in MIT Technology Review between April 11, 2025, and April 21, 2026, and have been updated to reflect recent developments.</em></p> <p>by <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/author/james-odonnell/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.technologyreview.com/author/james-odonnell/">James O&#8217;Donnell</a></p> <p><strong>Choose which file format to download this eBook:</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://wp.technologyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AI-Military-eBook.6.pdf"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="2000" height="2000" 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