How will the emergence of new technologies change the face of warfare? How will conflicts play out in the future? In this episode we discuss select technology in development for the battlefield, separating some fact from fiction, and considering the risks. This is part 1 of 2. ----more---- Topics: Changes in warfare Asymmetrical warfare Exoskeletons: Hype and reality Termination of development programs Fort Drum: ExoSkeleton Testing https://www.army.mil/article/214540/exoskeleton_event_brings_teams_together_to_advance_exoskeleton_technologyDr. Mellissa Flag –Director Army Research Laboratory, Women in Defense Conference https://exoskeletonreport.com/2019/02/following-the-u-s-military-exoskeleton-trends-is-it-going-anywhere/ Laser weapons Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin CEO, and laser development https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/06/future-weapons-lockheed-martin-pitches-new-war-tech-to-pentagon.html Air Force SHiELD program https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a27376996/fighter-jet-laser/ Uses of lasers in combat Artificial Intelligence and Warfare AI and combing through data An AI arms race? AI and training Ai and Cybersecurity Autonomous Warfare https://www.sipri.org/research/armament-and-disarmament/emerging-military-and-security-technologies/autonomy-weapon-systemse Hypersonic flight https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/08/hypersonic-flight-technology-passes-a-hugely-significant-milestone.html AI and OODA Loop AI, politics, and social stability Predictability and AI risk AI and Nuclear Risk Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk: Euro-Atlantic Perspectives. https://www.sipri.org/news/2019/artificial-intelligence-strategic-stability-and-nuclear-risk-euro-atlantic-perspectives-new-sipri MAD Nuclear Doctrine and Destabilization with AI Human Augmentation Genetic Alteration Nanotechnology Joachim Schummer, Department of Philosophy, University of Darmstadt http://www.joachimschummer.net/papers/2008_Nano-NBIC-Convergence_Maasen-et-al.pdf National Science Foundation report of societal application of nanotech Ideal human expectation and military ideals DARPA and Human augmentation Technology empowering asymmetrical warfare Peter Singer, a leading expert on the changing character of conflict https://www.businessinsider.com/us-will-face-more-deadlier-harder-to-defeat-insurgents-in-future-2019-5?amp%3Butm_medium=referral https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/documents/Insurgency_in_2030_2019-04-22_161317.pdf The “low barrier of entry” for new military dangers Verse Reference: 2 Timoth 1:7   Facebook: fb.me/SGSTPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGSTPodcast   Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/ ) “For the Church Segment” transition music: Marketing from Skibka Music. ( https://freesound.org/people/SkibkaMusic/ )