First Lady Melania Trump met with troops and military families at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Wednesday (November 19) in her first joint visit with Second Lady Usha Vance. During her remarks, she praised the Marine Corps for 250 years of service while warning that artificial intelligence (AI) is set to redefine modern warfare and America’s defense strategy.

“Technology is changing the art of war,” Melania Trump said. “Predictably, AI will alter war more profoundly than any technology since nuclear weapons.” She emphasized that AI’s speed and capabilities will fundamentally transform the military.

From soldiers to machines

The first lady outlined the growing presence of autonomous systems in the military. “We are moving from human operator

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