George M. Dougherty - Beast in the Machine - The Future of AI and Robotics in War (2025-08-20, Emerging Technologies Institute)

Beast in the Machine: The Future of AI and Robotics in War Emerging Technologies Institute Aug 20, 2025 Emerging Tech Horizons Podcast NOTE - Action started at 03:30 Join host Dr. Arun Seraphin for a conversation with Dr. George Dougherty, who is a retired Air Force Colonel with deep experience in the Air Force Science & Technology Enterprise. In this episode, Dr. Dougherty discusses his forthcoming book Beast in the Machine: How Robotics and AI Will Transform Warfare and the Future of Human Conflict. This episode provides a preview of the book's central themes and a discussion about the future of robotic warfare and AI-enabled systems. Additionally, we go over some interesting stories from past uses of robotic warfare and the lessons learned from those examples. To learn more about Dr. Dougherty’s book Beast in the Machine, visit: If you are interested in joining Dr. Dougherty at his author talk on August 26th, you can learn more and sign up at Join us for the NDIA Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference and Exhibition on August 27-29 at the Washington D.C Convention Center. Registration is live at . This year, we will be joined by Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Christopher Grady, Commander of U.S European Command General Alex Grynkewich, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, USD for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey as some of our government keynote speakers. The conference will also feature numerous breakout panels, government-industry speed dating, networking receptions, classified programming, and a multi-day Hackathon. Be sure to like and subscribe to stay up to date. Thank you for listening to another episode of Emerging Tech Horizons. To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: / emergingtecheti / ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute / emergingtecheti Note from Quad Romb: Book “George M. Dougherty - Beast in the Machine - How Robotics and AI Will Transform Warfare and the Future of Human Conflict - “ at VK - Original from here: