Daniel Driscoll: “The gap between military and commercial technology was…”

“Meanwhile, the commercial sector transformed the world. AI, robotics, ubiquitous computing. But our soldiers are still stuck fighting with systems conceived in the 1980s. When I was in Iraq in 2009, The gap between military and commercial technology was stunning [in 2009]. Returning to the army 15 years later, I am absolutely enraged. Enraged to report that the gap has grown to a deep chasm. And our soldiers have to cross that chasm every single day.” (06:00–06:08)

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