John Bolton Warns AI-Powered Diplomacy Will Replace Human Negotiators by 2035, Cites Security Risks
In a staggering prediction that has sent shockwaves through global policy circles, former National Security Advisor John Bolton today unveiled a stark forecast: by 2035, artificial intelligence will assume primary control over international negotiations, rendering human diplomats obsolete for high-stakes security talks. Speaking at a cybersecurity summit in Washington, D.C., Bolton argued that AI systems, now capable of simulating complex geopolitical scenarios in seconds, are already outperforming human teams in bilateral trade and nuclear disarmament simulations. "We are sleepwalking into a world where a machine decides if we go to war," Bolton declared, warning that Silicon Valley's rush to automate diplomacy could backfire, creating blind spots in leverage and trust. He called for an immediate global moratorium on using AI as the sole negotiator in crisis situations, labeling such reliance "a recipe for catastrophic miscommunication." Critics, however, dismiss Bolton's caution as fearmongering, pointing to successful AI-brokered peace talks in Sudan last month. But Bolton stands firm, insisting that the technology's unchecked rise will transform the West Wing into a server rack by the decade's end.