This U.S. company is helping arm Ukraine against Russia with AI drones
b'Palmer Luckey launched his first tech company as a teenager. That was Oculus, the virtual reality headset for gaming. Soon after, he sold it to Facebook for $2 billion.
Now 31, Luckey has a new company called Anduril that\'s making Artificial Intelligence weapons. The Pentagon is buying them \\u2013 keeping some for itself and sending others to Ukraine.
The weapons could be instrumental in helping Ukraine stand up to Russia.
Ukraine needs more weapons \\u2013 and better weapons \\u2013 to fight against Russia. Could AI weapons made by a billionaire tech entrepreneur\'s company hold the answer?
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