Whole battlefield will be controlled by whoever has the better AI very soon

Whole battlefield will be controlled by whoever has the better AI very soon | clearly the whole battlefield will be controlled by who has the better AI imminently like very very soon.

clearly the whole battlefield will be controlled by who has the better AI imminently like very very soon.

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  "mode": "PREDICTION",
  "role": "Host",
  "context": "No, this is this this is like so that's a tiny little preview of what's coming with AI because you know clearly the whole battlefield will be controlled by who has the better AI imminently like very very soon.",
  "to_year": 2028,
  "verbatim": "clearly the whole battlefield will be controlled by who has the better AI imminently like very very soon.",
  "conv_cues": "clearly; imminently",
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      "source": "https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2026/01/pentagon-leans-drone-swarms-100m-challenge/410742/ — Defense One Pentagon $100M drone swarm challenge",
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