AI and the Speed of War: Geopolitical Risk in the Algorithm Age
The Question No One’s Asking The Middle East is boiling. Iran-Israel tensions have reached a boiling point. The US is deploying carrier groups. But amidst the headlines, a deeper structural question emerges: Will AI make wars faster—or not? The answer has profound implications for defense, energy, and technology investments. Hypothesis 1: AI Accelerates Warfare The OODA Loop Compression Colonel John Boyd’s OODA loop (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) has governed aerial combat since the 1950s. AI compresses this cycle from minutes to milliseconds. ...