At what point do we trust artificial intelligence to fight our wars?

At what point do we trust artificial intelligence to fight our wars? When it makes fewer mistakes than a human soldier? When it follows orders without trauma, bias, or fear? Or is it when we’re too weary to risk our own blood? AI doesn’t sleep, doesn’t question, and doesn’t hesitate—qualities that make it both a perfect soldier and a terrifying one. Delegating lethal force to code strips war of its final trace of humanity. Can a machine weigh proportionality, justice, or mercy? Or does it reduce life and death to targets and algorithms? Trusting AI to wage war is a technological leap—but is it also our moral surrender? States may win wars with fewer human casualties, but at what cost to our conscience, sovereignty, or accountability? When war becomes a matter of programming, the enemy is no longer just the other side—it’s ourselves. Are we then prioritising efficiency over ethics?