353. Slaughterbots, Roll Out!

Published: July 15, 2024, 4:30 a.m.

b'We refocus on the war in Ukraine and the country\\u2019s pivot toward being the \\u201cSilicon Valley for autonomous drones and other weaponry.\\u201d Thanks to a combination of foreign investment, entrepreneurial governance, DIY scrappiness, and a \\u2018by any means necessary\\u2019 attitude, the future of cheap, lethal, autonomous warfare is being forged and tested in Ukrainian war zones \\u2014 before inevitably being deployed everywhere else in some form.\\n\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/technology/ukraine-war-ai-weapons.html \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)'