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5 books on AI Military Tech [PDF]
May 12, 2025 | 29 |
These books offer comprehensive insights into the latest technological advancements, strategic methodologies, ethical considerations, and regulatory frameworks shaping the landscape of AI in the military sector.
1. The AI Wave in Defence Innovation: Assessing Military Artificial Intelligence Strategies, Capabilities, and Trajectories
2023 by Michael Raska, Richard A. Bitzinger
If Marvin the Paranoid Android were to summarize the global military AI landscape, he might say it’s a cheery little tale of humanity trying to outsmart itself by building machines smarter than the clever clogs in charge of blowing things up. The AI Wave in Defence Innovation takes you on a whirlwind tour of international attempts to cram machine learning into the art of warfare, as if humans weren’t already doing a splendid job making a mess of it on their own. From the strategic calculations of major players like the US and China to the more modest ambitions of middle powers, this book wryly dissects how AI is seen as the new shiny toy that could either keep the peace or, with typical human flair, destabilize everything. Packed with expert analysis, awkward questions about international law and just a hint of existential dread, it’s a must-read for anyone who wonders what happens when algorithms start taking the wheel in the world’s most expensive game of Risk.
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2. Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2023 by Paul Scharre
In Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Paul Scharre straps on his metaphorical galactic hitchhiker's towel and sets off to map the peculiar and slightly alarming terrain of humanity's latest existential scramble: the quest to dominate artificial intelligence. Picture a cosmic chess match where the pieces are supercomputers, the pawns are programmers and the stakes are the fate of the global balance of power. China, the United States and Europe are the bickering players, all frantically mining four intergalactic power-ups—data, computing power, talent and institutions—in an effort to outsmart each other. Scharre, who knows more about autonomous weaponry than most people know about their own sock drawers, offers a wry and incisive analysis of how this madcap AI arms race might just upend civilization as we know it—or at least make your toaster significantly smarter than your cousin Gary.
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3. China and America’s Tech War from AI to 5G: The Struggle to Shape the Future of World Order
2022 by A. B. Abrams
In a universe where the fate of humanity teeters precariously on the edge of silicon chips and quantum entanglements, China and America’s Tech War from AI to 5G emerges as a guide to the most bewildering interstellar contest happening right here on Earth. A. B. Abrams takes us on a whirlwind journey through the tech-saturated trenches of a geopolitical rivalry so absurdly complex that even hyper-intelligent beings might need a cheat sheet. From the battlegrounds of AI that whisper secrets to machines, to the tangled web of 5G that promises to connect your toaster to your existential dread, the book dives into a drama where nations wield algorithms instead of swords and green energy somehow feels like the ultimate plot twist. It’s a tale of talent pools, research behemoths and fiscal artillery, where the victor doesn’t just shape the future—they probably patent it too.
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4. The Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future
2021 by Seth J. Frantzman
Imagine a world where tiny, buzzing robots fight wars while humans sit back, sip tea and occasionally press a button. That world, dear reader, is now. Frantzman’s brilliant exposé drops you into the nerve-wracking universe of drone warfare, where the skies teem with mechanical wasps sent on missions both heroic and horrifying. From the covert operations of the Israeli elite to the beeping halls of the CIA, this book takes you behind the scenes of drone-driven combat, showing you how we’ve transitioned from swords and shields to algorithms and rotors. It's like a sci-fi blockbuster, except it's all real and the ending? Well, that’s still up in the air.
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5. Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know
2016 by Sarah E. Kreps
Kreps takes us on a whistle-stop tour of drones, offering just the right amount of information to make you seem smart at dinner parties without bogging you down in technical jargon. Want to know how drones have transformed modern warfare? Check. Curious about how they’ve crept into civilian life, silently reshaping industries? Covered. This book is a handy, no-nonsense guide to everything you didn’t know you needed to know about drones, from their humble beginnings to their potentially world-altering future. Perfect for anyone who’s ever looked up at a hovering dot in the sky and wondered, “Should I be worried?”
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1. The AI Wave in Defence Innovation: Assessing Military Artificial Intelligence Strategies, Capabilities, and Trajectories
2023 by Michael Raska, Richard A. Bitzinger
If Marvin the Paranoid Android were to summarize the global military AI landscape, he might say it’s a cheery little tale of humanity trying to outsmart itself by building machines smarter than the clever clogs in charge of blowing things up. The AI Wave in Defence Innovation takes you on a whirlwind tour of international attempts to cram machine learning into the art of warfare, as if humans weren’t already doing a splendid job making a mess of it on their own. From the strategic calculations of major players like the US and China to the more modest ambitions of middle powers, this book wryly dissects how AI is seen as the new shiny toy that could either keep the peace or, with typical human flair, destabilize everything. Packed with expert analysis, awkward questions about international law and just a hint of existential dread, it’s a must-read for anyone who wonders what happens when algorithms start taking the wheel in the world’s most expensive game of Risk.
Download PDF
2. Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2023 by Paul Scharre
In Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Paul Scharre straps on his metaphorical galactic hitchhiker's towel and sets off to map the peculiar and slightly alarming terrain of humanity's latest existential scramble: the quest to dominate artificial intelligence. Picture a cosmic chess match where the pieces are supercomputers, the pawns are programmers and the stakes are the fate of the global balance of power. China, the United States and Europe are the bickering players, all frantically mining four intergalactic power-ups—data, computing power, talent and institutions—in an effort to outsmart each other. Scharre, who knows more about autonomous weaponry than most people know about their own sock drawers, offers a wry and incisive analysis of how this madcap AI arms race might just upend civilization as we know it—or at least make your toaster significantly smarter than your cousin Gary.
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3. China and America’s Tech War from AI to 5G: The Struggle to Shape the Future of World Order
2022 by A. B. Abrams
In a universe where the fate of humanity teeters precariously on the edge of silicon chips and quantum entanglements, China and America’s Tech War from AI to 5G emerges as a guide to the most bewildering interstellar contest happening right here on Earth. A. B. Abrams takes us on a whirlwind journey through the tech-saturated trenches of a geopolitical rivalry so absurdly complex that even hyper-intelligent beings might need a cheat sheet. From the battlegrounds of AI that whisper secrets to machines, to the tangled web of 5G that promises to connect your toaster to your existential dread, the book dives into a drama where nations wield algorithms instead of swords and green energy somehow feels like the ultimate plot twist. It’s a tale of talent pools, research behemoths and fiscal artillery, where the victor doesn’t just shape the future—they probably patent it too.
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4. The Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future
2021 by Seth J. Frantzman
Imagine a world where tiny, buzzing robots fight wars while humans sit back, sip tea and occasionally press a button. That world, dear reader, is now. Frantzman’s brilliant exposé drops you into the nerve-wracking universe of drone warfare, where the skies teem with mechanical wasps sent on missions both heroic and horrifying. From the covert operations of the Israeli elite to the beeping halls of the CIA, this book takes you behind the scenes of drone-driven combat, showing you how we’ve transitioned from swords and shields to algorithms and rotors. It's like a sci-fi blockbuster, except it's all real and the ending? Well, that’s still up in the air.
Download PDF
5. Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know
2016 by Sarah E. Kreps
Kreps takes us on a whistle-stop tour of drones, offering just the right amount of information to make you seem smart at dinner parties without bogging you down in technical jargon. Want to know how drones have transformed modern warfare? Check. Curious about how they’ve crept into civilian life, silently reshaping industries? Covered. This book is a handy, no-nonsense guide to everything you didn’t know you needed to know about drones, from their humble beginnings to their potentially world-altering future. Perfect for anyone who’s ever looked up at a hovering dot in the sky and wondered, “Should I be worried?”
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How to download PDF:
1. Install Google Books Downloader
2. Enter Book ID to the search box and press Enter
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