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Drones, Killer Robots, and Nuclear AI, with Kelsey Atherton (PODCAST 9-04-2019)
Drones, Killer Robots, and Nuclear AI, with Kelsey Atherton (PODCAST 9-04-2019)
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78 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2019
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I’m joined by defense technology journalist Kelsey Atherton of C4ISRNET to discuss several recent stories related to technology in the military, from the alleged need for a fully autonomous nuclear deterrent (!) to the Pentagon’s plan to create a domestic quadcopter industry from whole cloth. You can find Kelsey’s “Tomorrow Wars” newsletter here, and you can find Kelsey himself on Twitter here. Enjoy!LINKS* War on the Rocks: “America Needs a ‘Dead Hand’”* Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: “Strangelove Redux”* The Atlantic: “Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill”* New York Times Magazine: “Are Killer Robots the Future of War?”* New York Times: “Dear Tech Workers, U.S. Service Members Need Your Help”* Foreign Policy: “Pentagon Seeks to Counter China’s Drone Edge”* Fifth Domain: “Can Congress legislate a secure technology supply chain for the Pentagon?” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fx.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Sep 4, 2019
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Podcast episode
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