Autonomy is no longer experimental—it’s operational. From RTX and Shield AI’s self-directed battlefield systems to Figma’s AI-powered IPO push, we track how artificial intelligence is reshaping defense, design, and global innovation culture. Inside: China's coder enclaves, Pentagon R&D shifts, Booz Allen’s silent dominance, and why the new rules of war favor systems that think—and act—on their own.
In this episode of Vector, we track the moment AI stops being a tool and starts becoming terrain. Maris-Tech lands a defense contract that brings real-time AI surveillance to the tactical edge. Army Futures Command calls for unified, AI-powered threat systems—not fragmented prototypes. Meanwhile, NATO accelerates tech adoption across nine critical domains, Perplexity democratizes access to SEC filings, and Anthropic secures a partial fair use victory with massive implications for model training. This isn’t about trends—it’s about systems converging: defense, finance, governance, and innovation collapsing into one shared pipeline. Listen in for the full readout and why this week’s headlines point to a deeper reordering of power.
What happens when war, AI, and media converge?
Episode 3 breaks down this week’s most urgent flashpoints—from hyperreal satellite fakes in the Israel–Iran conflict to the Pentagon’s $10M bet on Ask Sage as the future of military-grade GenAI. You’ll hear how synthetic images fooled millions, how China’s PLA is building AI-fueled intelligence engines, and why U.S. lawmakers are scrambling to legislate against deepfake scams.
This is the frontline of information warfare—and it’s only getting more complex.
The AI arms race is accelerating across battlefields, chip factories, and data center grids. From Chris Stewart’s warning on China’s AI velocity to AMD’s assault on Nvidia and Amazon’s nuclear-powered ambitions, this episode maps the frontlines of emerging dominance. Plus: why Alphabet may be the most undervalued AI asset in the market.
AI is reshaping defense and enterprise. In this issue: Thunderforge, Claude Gov, Meta’s Scale AI deal, and the top AI companies to watch in 2025—where strategy meets intelligent capital.