--- description: Automated systems have already reshaped modern warfare, most notably with the widespread use of drones in conflict title: How Will Artificial Intelligence Change War? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6389d8fffda8a1ba/6988792a8e0601819e464224/artificial-intelligence-warfare.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [conflict](/tag/conflict/) ## conflict Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How Will Artificial Intelligence Change War?  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jan 14, 2016 4:50 PM CUT  Artificial intelligence, conceptual image Artificial intelligence, conceptual imageGetty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jan 14, 2016 4:50 PM CUT Automated systems have already reshaped modern warfare, most notably with the widespread use of drones in conflict. Now, experts predict that advances in artificial intelligence could further change how we fight battles. The new frontiers of warfare are not without ethical questions. Many have already challenged whether the United States should use unmanned drones to kill terrorists. In this poll ahead of [the World Economic Forum in Davos](http://time.com/4175744/world-economic-forum-davos-2016/ "undefined"), TIME asks key questions about how readers think artificial intelligence will change warfare. TIME Executive Editor Michael Duffy will present the results in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21 Davos: How Will Artificial Intelligence Shape Warfare? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4180193/robots-war-artificial-intelligence-davos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4180193/robots-war-artificial-intelligence-davos/"},"headline":"How Will Artificial Intelligence Change War?","datePublished":"2016-01-14T16:50:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:06:54.743Z","description":"The robots are coming to the battlefield","url":"https://time.com/4180193/robots-war-artificial-intelligence-davos/","keywords":["conflict","Poll"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6389d8fffda8a1ba/6988792a8e0601819e464224/artificial-intelligence-warfare.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6389d8fffda8a1ba/6988792a8e0601819e464224/artificial-intelligence-warfare.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"547999693","caption":"Artificial intelligence, conceptual image","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/conflict/","name":"conflict"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4180193/robots-war-artificial-intelligence-davos/","name":"How Will Artificial Intelligence Change War?"}}]}] ```