Episode
AI and the New Global Security Landscape
Software Engineering Daily · Aug 20, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
The conversation about AI often focuses on software, automation, and the race between attackers and defenders in code. However, some of the most consequential risks lie further afield, in domains where a mistake is measured in human lives. Advanced models can now offer step-by-step guidance toward chemical and biological weapons, and militaries are already folding AI into targeting and…