The plan repeatedly invokes artificial intelligence without defining the authority it will receive. It does not say that AI will control weapons. A 96-cell Type 91 illustrates why that boundary matters. Navigation, mapping, and planning aids present a different risk from autonomous engagement decisions. AI may support military crews without receiving sole control over a large missile battery. Until the plan states where human authorization remains mandatory, its AI promise is too vague to evaluate operationally.
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Type 91 exposes the unanswered question of AI weapon control
The plan's broad AI language is tested against the command responsibility and human-control questions raised by a missile vessel with 96 launch cells.