How AI helped Trump attack Iran

人工智能如何助特朗普攻击伊朗

The Story

2026-03-09

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The use of Artificial Intelligence by militaries used to be talked about in the abstract, but during the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran we’ve seen it used in real time. So what happens when you have robots who can make battlefield decisions quicker than the speed of thought? And what made the Trump administration fall out with one of the world’s leading AI companies? Our listener survey is live - find it here. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: David Leslie, Professor of ethics, technology and society in the Digital Environment Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London. Host: Rosie Wright. Producers: Harry Stott, Sophie McNulty.  We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: How AI helps 20 US troops do the work of 2,000 in Iran war Further listening: Anthropic vs Pentagon: How AI is changing war Clips: Fox, CBS News, Reuters. Photo: Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • As US and Israeli warplanes unleashed, Wave upon wave of attacks on Iran in this past week,

  • a team of intelligence operatives were working relentlessly behind the scenes to identify which targets to strike.

  • Now, 20 years ago, when the US invaded Iraq, that team would have consisted of 2,000 plus people.

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