A far more apropos comparison would be the internal combustion engine and the horse, in a military context. Though sticking with steam engines, military logistics advantaged over a wagon caravan.

The question here isn't a casual guessing game, but threat models (as directly addressed in TFA), and general informational hygiene.

I fail to see the drastic change here. AI was used for this in the past as well. The difference is far from that between steam and combustion engines.