Future Tense Fiction: When Robots Go to War
b'On this month\\u2019s episode of Future Tense Fiction, host Maddie Stone talks to Justina Ireland about her short story \\u201cCollateral Damage.\\u201d\\nThe story follows a group of soldiers deployed alongside TED, the Army\\u2019s first self-aware combat drone. TED is relentlessly efficient, quickly outpacing its human counterparts\\u2014and leaving them worried for their jobs. But when a wrong call from the clunky robot puts soldiers\\u2019 lives at risk, they realize just how hard it is to program for battlefield experience.\\nAfter the story, Ireland shares how her own time in the military shapes her writing, and why tech dreamed up in D.C. rarely reflects the needs of soldiers on the ground.\\nGuest: Justina Ireland, a veteran and author of books including\\xa0Dread Nation,\\xa0Deathless Divide, and\\xa0Ophie\\u2019s Ghosts\\xa0\\nStory read by Joanne Lichtenstein\\nPodcast production by Tiara Darnell\\n\\nCheck out AWS Insiders here: https://link.chtbl.com/awsinsiders?sid=podcast.futuretensefiction\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'