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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Dystopian or promising, AI drones may be future of warfare

    Will fully autonomous military machines be the future of war, or will nations like the U.S. abide by certain constraints?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 5, 2025 • 1 min read

    Will fully autonomous military machines be the future of war, or will nations like the U.S. abide by certain constraints?

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    Inside Nobu Matsuhisa’s global sushi empire
    1. 0:00Gov. Newsom vows to ‘fight fire with fire’ in redistricting wars
    2. 11:38Dystopian or promising, AI drones may be future of warfareYou’re reading this
    3. 24:46Love soft shell crab roll, yellowtail with jalapeño? Thank Nobu Matsuhisa
    4. 41:55$90 on lunch at Erewhon: Grocery chain sells wealth aspiration
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      Madeleine Brand

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Inside Nobu Matsuhisa’s global sushi empire
    1. 0:00Gov. Newsom vows to ‘fight fire with fire’ in redistricting wars
    2. 11:38Dystopian or promising, AI drones may be future of warfareYou’re reading this
    3. 24:46Love soft shell crab roll, yellowtail with jalapeño? Thank Nobu Matsuhisa
    4. 41:55$90 on lunch at Erewhon: Grocery chain sells wealth aspiration
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand