How the War Department Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI (with Naomi Klein), 2026.02.09
About this episode
Naomi Klein joins Emily and Alex to discuss the relationship between AI technology and the US military, exploring themes of imperialism and the influence of glitchy technology.
AI boosters and the US military are engaged in a lethal love affair. Award-winning journalist Naomi Klein joins Emily and Alex to discuss how glitchy technology supports global imperialism — and vice versa. Plus, we explore which Dr. Strangelove characters are currently running the US war machine. Naomi Klein is a columnist for The Guardian and the international bestselling author of nine books published in over 35 languages. Her new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World...
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