Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the evolving nature of warfare, highlighting a shift from traditional large-scale battles to targeted eliminations of key individuals, influenced by advancements in AI and organizational structures [2][9][67]. Group 1: Evolution of Warfare - Warfare is increasingly characterized by the "physical disappearance" of key figures rather than large-scale territorial conquests [2]. - Modern military operations follow a cold, repetitive pattern: long-term surveillance, continuous modeling, anomaly triggering, and instant strikes [6]. - Historical analysis shows a clear technological evolution in high-value target strikes, moving from reliance on traditional intelligence to real-time systems and algorithms [7]. Group 2: AI and Warfare - AI is transforming battlefield perception, allowing machines to continuously and actively sense the battlefield, marking a significant shift in warfare logic [14][15]. - The integration of AI into military decision-making processes is deepening, with AI becoming part of the "commander's cognitive system" [34]. - The emergence of a centralized cognitive system in warfare combines global multi-dimensional perception, real-time data connectivity, AI analysis, and automated action generation [26]. Group 3: Modern Warfare Principles - The principles of modern warfare emphasize intelligence priority, data quantification, and real-time feedback, compressing decision-making cycles to milliseconds [37][38][40]. - The concept of "decapitation" has evolved into a calculable outcome based on network science, where high-value targets are easily identified by algorithms [44][46]. - The speed of information flow and the sophistication of intelligent algorithms are now more critical than traditional military assets [49]. Group 4: Future of Warfare - Future conflicts will increasingly resemble a cold, super-system that silently identifies and eliminates key nodes obstructing its operation, rather than traditional military engagements [67]. - The convergence of digitalization, real-time connectivity, and AI algorithms exposes the vulnerabilities of traditional organizational structures [64]. - The arrival of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is expected to push these developments to their physical limits, fundamentally altering the nature of warfare [69].