> There have been no AI drones in that war. Drones are reigning free because nobody established air superiority.

This hasn't been true since last year, when automated targeting systems began entering the battlefield. They still are not as widely deployed as personnel controlled drones, but over time it appears to be shifting towards battlefield autonomy. Nuclear weapons are a cudgel, automated human-free weapons are a scalpel.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/missiles-...