{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/e421d786-ec36-4148-aa99-7a3b2928a779/69c425e4938a3e00374cbaa5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How AI is really being used in war","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9fe5e874247/1774462507634-27f8eca0-4b1d-4e42-ae22-845a95b11de6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The conflict in Iran has been described as the “first AI war”. But how is <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/06/20/how-ai-is-changing-warfare?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence</a> actually being <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2026/03/11/how-america-and-israel-built-vast-military-targeting-machines?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">deployed</a>? We examine the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine, which raise some thorny questions about the mechanics and ethics of the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/06/20/war-and-ai?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">future of war</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Shashank Joshi, defence editor at <em>The Economist</em></li><li>James Lawson, a director at Helsing</li><li>Host: Alok Jha, <em>The Economist</em>’s science and technology editor</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Military technology</li><li>Autonomous weapons</li><li>Artificial intelligence</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video </em></a><em>explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}