War used to be constrained by human cognition. Analysts reviewed intelligence, commanders debated targets, and decisions took time.

Artificial intelligence is eliminating that pause.

Across modern battlefields, AI systems analyze surveillance data, generate targets, and recommend strikes faster than humans can process the information. Intelligence officers often become little more than a final checkpoint, approving or rejecting algorithmic suggestions before the clock runs out.

In this episode we examine the hidden infrastructure of algorithmic war: systems like Lavender, The Gospel, and the hauntingly named “Where’s Daddy?”.

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The AI agents fight back