Ed Elson sits down with Brian Schimpf, co-founder and CEO of Anduril, to discuss how AI is transforming the defense industry and where it should, and shouldn&#x27;t, be deployed. They also explore the growing threat posed by China, why we’re in such an unstable time right now, and what people get wrong about the defense industry.<br>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Next Era of Warfare is Here

Prof G Markets

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[SPEAKER_01] Welcome to the Prof G Markets Founders Series. I'm Ed Elson. For decades, the defense industry was dominated by a small group of legacy contractors, companies like Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing. They built the aircraft, missiles, and weapons systems that defined American defense. And for years, Silicon Valley largely stayed away. That is starting to change.

[SPEAKER_01] A new generation of defense startups is challenging those incumbents, competing for Pentagon contracts with a software-first approach, and building AI-powered systems designed for modern warfare. And their systems are being used today on battlefields in both Iran and Ukraine. So, we wanted to speak with one of the founders leading that transformation about how AI is reshaping the defense industry,

[SPEAKER_01] where we should draw the line when it comes to automating warfare, and what it means to entrust America's national defense to a new generation of technology companies. Here is my conversation with Brian Schimpf, co-founder and CEO of Anduril. Brian, thank you so much for joining me on the show. It's great to see you.

The Next Era of Warfare is Here

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The Next Era of Warfare is Here

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The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.