“But in the future, mass production of the implements of war will not work. Technological advancements happen too fast in the Information Age.… Instead, the future of materiel acquisition will be the rapid development and fielding of prototypes.” – Robert … Read the rest
11. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends
“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.” – Eliezer Yudkowsky
Few technological advances remain more misunderstood than the potential impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have on all aspects of … Read the rest
10. Building Capacity to Think about the Future
(Editor’s Note: The Mad Scientist Laboratory is pleased to present the following guest blog post by Messrs. Jonathan D. Moyer, Alex Porter, and Christopher Rice. If you are interested in submitting a guest post, please select “Guest Bloggers” from … Read the rest
9. Autonomy Threat Trends
The United States’ post-Cold War military superiority is eroding. Having witnessed U.S. military operations for the past three decades, our potential adversaries have realized that our superiority can be mitigated via game-changing advances in a number of technologies. During the … Read the rest
7. Timeless Competitions
The nature of war remains inherently humanistic and largely unchanging. That said, Mad Scientists must understand the changing character of warfare in the future Operational Environment, as discussed on pages 16-18 of The Operational Environment and the Changing Character of … Read the rest
