Navigating New Frontiers: A Military Tech Overhaul with Chris Kirchhoff

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🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

James speaks with Chris Kirchhoff about the current state and future of US military technology. They explore whether the US is falling behind in cutting-edge tech such as AI, drones, and cybersecurity, discussing incidents like the Hamas paraglider attacks on Israel. Kirchhoff, co-author of 'Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War,' highlights how the intersection of Silicon Valley’s innovations and the Pentagon's needs could shape the next era of combat technology. They also address legislative changes, ethical considerations, and the challenges of revamping military infrastructure to keep pace with rapid technological advancements.

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0:00.0	Is our military way behind other countries in terms of using the latest technology with AI,
0:17.8	with drones, with biotech, with cyber security.
0:22.2	I think for many years it was.
0:24.0	We know we're behind on
0:26.7	supersonic weapons.
0:28.3	Are we behind on AI?
0:30.1	How did Hamas send undetected a thousand or so paragliders into Israel without Israel detecting it?
0:39.3	Are we behind on the AI that's in sensors? what is going on so with the help of
0:45.2	Chris Kirikoff who wrote unit X how the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are
0:49.7	transforming the future of war We answer these questions and more. business podcast and he's not your average host. where is the US failing now? I feel like other
1:20.4	countries are moving past us in a lot of ways with modern technology.
1:27.0	Like we recently heard that on hypersonics the ability to send missiles at speeds of like Mock 10 is surpassing the US's ability to do it.
1:36.7	On AI we know places like China have no ethical qualms about pursuing the most, you know, aggressive forms of AI in order to create
1:46.0	better weapons, like, does the US have a chance in this new technological regime we're in.
1:54.1	You know, it sure does, but it is,
1:56.1	I agree with you totally, it's counterintuitive,
1:58.3	like how have we gotten to this place
2:00.2	where all the sudden other nations are beating us at our own game like in a lot of
2:07.2	dimensions not only as you mentioned with like a leading edge emerging technology
2:12.2	like artificial intelligence,
2:13.7	but also potentially on the battlefield,
2:16.8	which is shocking, right?
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