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The Pentagon’s AI war machine

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Apr 20, 202648:42Society & Culture

The Pentagon has spent years building AI tools to help identify targets, speed up battlefield decisions, and make war more “efficient.” What started as an effort to analyze drone footage has grown into something bigger a...

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The Pentagon’s AI war machine is an episode from Vox Conversations by Vox Media Podcast Network. The Pentagon has spent years building AI tools to help identify targets, speed up battlefield decisions, and make war more “efficient.” What st...

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Published Apr 20, 2026, 48:42 long, audio available.

The Pentagon’s AI war machine

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