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Project Maven

by Katrina Manson

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Fresh Air, NPR · March 26, 2026

America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding. How'd we get here?

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The story of how the United States spent a decade building an AI warfare system now being used in the war in Iran, exploring the people behind the mission and their belief that AI could make war more precise and save lives, while examining the ethics of this technology.

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