About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of Artificial Intelligence on the battlefield and the challenges it presents.
The disorderly arrival of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the battlefield foretells of what is to come. The similarities to the hype around cyber warfare in the 2010s is all too clear. Yet the promise of profound change to warfare because of AI (and autonomy) is to be found everywhere. What is the reality? What will battlefields feel like? When will AI (in all its forms) arrive)? How do we know it will work as promised? What guarantees are there? Who checks the delivery? How can we derisk some of the (existential) threats that AI poses? Who is leading, and who is in charge? Rob Wilson, defence tech guru, addresses just some of these issues. We end up cracking open a can of worms, or perhaps Pandora's box.
People in this episode
Host: Peter Roberts
Guest: Rob Wilson
Topics covered
- Artificial Intelligence
- battlefield technology
- cyber warfare
- defense technology
- existential threats
Keywords
- AI
- battlefield
- cyber warfare
- defense technology
- existential threats
- autonomy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, cyber warfare
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