November 08, 2024

Modern Battlegrounds: The AI Arms Race | Paul Scharre

Paul Scharre is an artificial intelligence expert who led the Department of Defense’s working group to establish policies on autonomous weapons systems and currently is the executive vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover the latest (unclassified) capabilities of AI on the battlefield, the AI arms race with China, and the fine line between utopia and apocalypse which emerging AI tech has to offer us.

Listen to the full episode on Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw.

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