Today, Explained
Today, Explained
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AI goes to war
25 minutes Posted Mar 4, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
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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.
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