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Bing West says US spends under 5% on autonomous systems
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Jocko Podcast 562: The Deadly Cost of Bad Leadership. Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. With Bing West
What was said
"The services are putting less than 5% of their budget into autonomous systems, putting 95% into old divisions. There's not one Marine platoon or one army platoon that has one um drone today. Not one."
Bing West claims the US military is not adapting quickly enough to AI- and drone-driven warfare. He says the services put “less than 5%” of their budgets into autonomous systems and alleges no Marine or Army platoon has a drone.
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- Bing West · guest
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- Jocko Podcast
- Episode
- Jocko Podcast 562: The Deadly Cost of Bad Leadership. Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. With Bing West
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- 1:58:55
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