Why Iran's IRGC Structure Could Defeat AI Warfare: The Decentralization Advantage
The Overlooked Counter-Move When analysts discuss AI in warfare, they focus on speed: faster decisions, faster targeting, faster execution. The assumption is that whoever has better AI wins. But there’s a blind spot: adversaries adapt structurally, not just technologically. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has spent two decades building a command structure specifically designed to survive exactly the kind of AI-enabled warfare that Pentagon planners envision. The Centralization Trap Why AI Favors Hierarchies AI excels at: ...