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The Intersection Between Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons

Thinking the Unthinkable with Ankit Panda
April 9, 2025

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Episode Notes:

Edward Geist joins Ankit on this episode of Thinking the Unthinkable to talk about nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence. In particular, they discuss themes from Edward's recent book: Deterrence under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare, and its themes, such as the limits of what computers can and can't do, the problems associated with adapting AI systems to deal with military deception, as well as what an AI-enabled and deception dominant world might look like. Edward is a policy researcher at RAND.