AI is being used in war, but it can’t replace human judgment. Here’s why

Success, or failure, in war usually depends not on machines but the people who use them.

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. [Photo: Sasan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images]

The U.S. military was able “to strike a blistering 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran” thanks in part to its use of artificial intelligence, according to The Washington Post. The military has used Claude, the AI tool from Anthropic, combined with Palantir’s Maven system, for real-time targeting and target prioritization in support of combat operations in Iran and Venezuela.

While Claude is only a few years........

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