Beast in the Machine - How Robotics and AI Will Transform Warfare and the Future of Human Conflict

"Beast in the Machine offers a fascinating exploration of the future of combat. It takes the reader on a whirlwind journey through previously secret robotic combat missions from the World Wars to the War on Terror, and today's lethal battlefields in Ukraine and beyond"--

About the author

An active duty and reserve officer in the U.S. Air Force, George M. Dougherty has served as a senior leader in defense laboratories, military service headquarters in the Pentagon, and in the office of the Secretary of Defense. He coauthored the Air Force’s science and technology strategy. In addition, he is a business strategist who helps leading science and technology-driven companies to navigate disruptive change. Colonel Dougherty has written numerous articles for defense journals and given invited lectures on disruptive innovation and future combat doctrine. He holds three engineering degrees, including a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Cornell University. He lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, with his wife, a biomedical scientist.

Product details

• Authors: George M. Dougherty
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.09.2025
• EAN: 9781637747186
• ISBN: 978-1-63774-718-6
• Weight: 489 g
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Robotics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Technology: general issues, Educational: Technology, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General