AI goes to war

2026-03-04

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The US military is using AI to wage war while AI companies are fighting about how their tech is used. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Andrea López-Cruzado, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership ...

The US military is using AI to wage war while AI companies are fighting about how their tech is used.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Andrea López-Cruzado, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images.

Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠

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