When AI Decides Who Dies

What happens when machines start making life-and-death decisions?Modern warfare is entering a new phase—where AI-powered weapons can identify, track, and eliminate targets without direct human control.The U.S. Department of Defense has already created rules (Directive 3000.09) to control these systems—but is that enough?In this episode, we explore:• What autonomous weapons really are• What “removing humans from the kill chain” means• How AI can select and attack targets on its own• Why governments are racing to develop these systems• The risks of mistakes, hacking, and unintended wars• The ethical question: should machines decide who lives or dies?Because the future of war may not be fought by soldiers…👉 It may be fought by algorithms