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May 29, 2018

Paul Scharre: Automous Weapons, the Private Sector, & China

By Paul Scharre

Paul Scharre is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Future of Warfare Initiative at the Center for a New American Security. His talk on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of War addresses the impact of AI on society and how it will change the character of war.

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