FROM DAILY MAIL: Melania Trump has told troops to brace for a brave new world of robots on the battlefield in a speech described by critics as ‘dystopian.’
The first lady was speaking to military personnel and their families at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina on Wednesday.
Melania has positioned herself at the vanguard of her husband Donald’s AI drive, notably leading the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in September.
In the speech, she highlighted the technology’s benefits, including driverless taxis, robot-assisted surgeries, and drones. She also stressed the need to educate the nation’s youth to safeguard against its dangers – ideas which were echoed in her New River speech on Wednesday.
“Artificial intelligence is propelling America’s military into a new era. We are moving from human operators to human overseers – fast,” Melania said.
“The shift from soldiers to machines is already underway. Autonomous helicopters, swarming drones, and recon aircraft are here now. Fighter-less jets and autonomous bombers are on the way.
“To win the AI war, we must train our next generation, for it’s America’s students who will lead the Marine Corps in the future.”
Some online viewers were disturbed, and they took to social media to express their concerns.
‘Is this speech supposed to be dystopian?” one X user asked.
“Trailer for the new Terminator spinoff,” another user commented.
A third asked, “Whattt? She actually told soldiers they are being replaced by robots?”
The military already has autonomous systems, “such as the MQ-9 Reaper drone, used for reconnaissance missions, and the unmanned K-MAX helicopter, deployed in Afghanistan to deliver supplies to avoid roadside risks from IEDs,” the Mail notes.
WATCH:
FLOTUS Melania Trump at Camp Lejeune: “Technology is changing the art of war. Predictably, AI will alter war more profoundly than any technology since nuclear weapons… of course, it is the Marine who will always play the most critical role in realizing mission success.” pic.twitter.com/7R6mYWQuEb
— FLOTUS Report (@MELANIAJTRUMP) November 19, 2025
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