At least that’s the view of the country’s Department of War, which earlier this month released a new strategy to accelerate the deployment of AI for military purposes. But all of the hype in the strategy ignores the realities and limitations of AI capabilities. It can be thought of as a kind of “AI peacocking” – loud public signalling of AI adoption and leadership, which clouds the reality of unreliable systems.
Author: Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University
Published at: 2026-01-21 23:30:58
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