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PLA Deploys AI Chief of Staff for Combat Decisions

4/9/2026

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  • The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed an AI agent to assist battalion-level commanders.
  • The system, described as a 'chief of staff,' represents the first autonomous command tool on frontline operations.
  • Developed by the PLA and the National University of Defence Technology, it fuses a language model with a real-time map.
  • A peer-reviewed paper published on March 12 describes its aim to filter critical information for decision-making in combat.