Fictional intelligence
From Defense One Radio by Defense One staff
February 20, 2026 · 40 min · Season 8
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on the future of technology and warfare through speculative fiction with authors Peter W. Singer and August Cole.
Guests: Peter W. Singer , strategist at New America and the author of multiple books on technology and security, including Wired for War , Ghost Fleet , Burn-In , and LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media ; And August Cole , non-resident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, and associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute working on AI and future warfare. With Singer, he is the co-author of Ghost Fleet and Burn In . Both authors have teamed up again for a new monthly series on Defense One called " Fictional Intelligence ," which explores the future of technology and warfare through the lens of short speculative fiction. The first story, " Mission ahead, heavens above ," was published in February.
People in this episode
Guests: Peter W. Singer, August Cole
Topics covered
- technology
- warfare
- speculative fiction
- AI
- security
Keywords
- technology
- warfare
- AI
- speculative fiction
- security
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New America, Atlantic Council, Royal United Services Institute
Books & works: Wired for War, Ghost Fleet, Burn-In, LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media, Mission ahead, heavens above
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