Big Tech used to want nothing to do with weapons. Now they're pouring billions into them.
After watching cheap drones destroy billion dollar tanks in Ukraine, Silicon Valley realized that the future of war looks a lot like the future of tech... Small, fast, software-driven and autonomous.
In this video, I break down why defense went from untouchable to venture capital's hottest bet, what companies like Anduril are actually building, and the uncomfortable question nobody has a clean answer to, “Is any of this making the world safer?”
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - AI just ran a real airstrike
01:36 - Act 1: Why VCs Hated Defense
04:28 - Act 2: Ukraine
06:44 - Act 3: Artificial Intelligence
09:43 - Act 4: The New Arms Race
14:28 - Act 5: Ethics
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