When AI Hijacks Our Military

In a recent paper by the Center for AI Safety, researchers noted that “as AIs become central to economic activity, military operations, and scientific progress, their loyalties will become a strategic asset of immense value”. Loyalty as an asset - something that can be bought and sold at a price- is being woven into the fabric of our society, and without guardrails. The manipulation of that loyalty could decide our next war. So what are the solutions to AI being in the kill chain? If nobody can prove who turned a weapon, what happens to the entire logic of retaliation? And, if we understand the risks, how does that change how we think about AI’s integration into our military? Share your fears, questions, and assumptions in the comments. Read the Paper: aibetrayal.com — Khoja, Kim, Hiscott, Blair, Hausenloy, Phan, Mazeika, Hendrycks (Center for AI Safety, 2026) Episode Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E... Chapters: 0:00 - The Future Drone War 1:19 - How to Hijack A Drone 3:02 - Three Questions on Autonomous Warfare 4:36 - AI in the Military Kill Chain 8:05 - The 250 Docs to Poison AI 9:46 - Why Governments Use Propaganda Against AI 11:29 - Hacking AI with Fake Tech Workers 12:27 - China and Everyone Else 15:07 - The Bigger Picture