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America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding. How'd we get here?

March 26, 2026·45 min·3-min readsolopolitics
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The U.S. is engaged in its first AI-fueled war, leveraging the Maven Smart System and Anthropic's AI model Claude to accelerate targeting and decision-making, but a deadly strike on a girls' school in Iran raises urgent questions about data accuracy, accountability, and the limits of AI i

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Guest

K

Katrina Manson

solo on Fresh Air

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Katrina Mansonby Katrina MansonDrew Cukor

Books

Project Mavenby Katrina Manson

Companies

AnthropicPalantir TechnologiesOpenAI

Products & Tools

Maven Smart System

Research & Papers

Is War Now Impossible?by Ivan Bloch

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurityForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismUs Politics

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