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AI and Drone Warfare: How New Technology is Transforming the Future of War

What will warfare look like in the future? Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff launched an elite Pentagon unit aimed at integrating cutting-edge technology into the U.S. military. Walter Isaacson asks them about their book “Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War.”

AI and Drone Warfare: How New Technology is Transforming the Future of War

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