From Washington: The Debate Over Militarizing Artificial Intelligence and the Future of War

The Pentagon is phasing out Anthropic’s AI after the company refused to remove safety “red lines” regarding autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. This move comes as the Trump administration pushes to have the most powerful military technology and outpace China. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Bob Maginnis joins the show to discuss the necessity of keeping a human in the decision-making loop, the rapidly growing use of AI on modern battlefields, and the challenges of replenishing American munitions stockpiles.
Later, Tevi Troy, Senior Fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute, joins to discuss America’s complicated relationship with Iran since World War II and how the two nations became enemies nearly 50 years ago.