Once the AI genie got out of the bottle, it wasn't going back in.

Adam Wunische is a U.S. Army veteran and a Ph.D. student at Boston College. He researches military operations and strategy, terrorism, and civil-military relations. He's also written for The Diplomat and The Strategy Bridge.

Image: U.S. Marine Corporal Workman controls a Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT) as he covers a position on a hillside as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 exercises held at Camp Pendleton, California United States, July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake