Meaning is the Battlespace - Why Future Wars Will Be Won Before the First Decision
For decades we assumed information superiority produced decision superiority.
That assumption is now failing - not because of data, but because of meaning.
This paper names the failure mode I keep seeing across AI-mediated command environments: meaning drift before command.
If interpretation isn’t owned, defended, and stabilized, decision authority quietly erodes - even when systems look aligned.
This isn’t a technology problem. It’s a command problem.