"Other ships have PlayStations and Xboxes down on the mess deck so they can play where they live, but this is the first ship that's got a PC setup like this."
Out in the islands of the western Pacific, the US Army and a strategic ally are landing aircraft in places they don't know, testing new drones and sensors, and trying to keep soldiers hidden in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Schmidt stressed the need for human oversight in AI-driven warfare, stating, 'What will happen is that the computer will produce the battle plan and the human will authorize it, thereby giving the humans a meaningful role in the process.' This reflects his belief in maintaining control over autonomous combat systems.