AI boosters and the US military are engaged in a lethal love affair. Award-winning journalist Naomi Klein joins Emily and Alex to discuss how glitchy technology supports global imperialism — and vice versa. Plus, we explore which Dr. Strangelove characters are currently running the US war machine. [Naomi Klein](https://naomiklein.org/) is a columnist for The Guardian and the international bestselling author of nine books published in over 35 languages. Her new book, [*End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World*](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374621407/endtimesfascism/), written with Astra Taylor, will be published in September 2026. *References:* - [War Department press release on GenAI.mil](https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4354916/the-war-department-unleashes-ai-on-new-genaimil-platform/) - [Old-school racism from Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey](https://x.com/palmerluckey/status/2013831417923567812) - ["How artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of war"](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5683359-artificial-intelligence-future-war/) *Previous MAIHT3k episodes referenced:* - [Episode 61: Winning the Race to Hell (with Sarah Myers West and Kate Brennan)](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/17713221) - [Episode 50: Petro-Masculinity Versus the Planet (with Tamara Kneese)](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/16646605-petro-masculinity-versus-the-planet-with-tamara-kneese-2025-01-27) *Fresh AI Hell:* - ["Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog"](https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-police-report-frog) - ["Amazon outbids WA utility for one of nation's largest solar projects"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/amazon-outbids-wa-utility-for-one-of-nations-largest-solar-projects/) - ["AI data centers are forcing dirty 'peaker' power plants back into service"](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ai-data-centers-are-forcing-obsolete-peaker-power-plants-back-into-service-2025-12-23/) - ["Mamdani Targets 'Unusable' AI Chatbot for Termination"](https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/mamdani-unusable-ai-chatbot-budget/) Check out future streams on [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/dair_institute). Meanwhile, [send us any AI Hell you see](https://thecon.ai/submit-fresh-ai-hell/). Our merch store is now live on the [DAIR website](https://store.dair-institute.org/category/mystery-ai-hype-theater-series)! Find our book, *The AI Con*, [here](https://thecon.ai/). Subscribe to our newsletter [via Buttondown](https://buttondown.com/maiht3k). Follow Emily: [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social)/[Mastodon](https://dair-community.social/@EmilyMBender) Follow Alex: [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/alexhanna.bsky.social)/[Mastodon](https://dair-community.social/@alex) Music by Toby Menon. Artwork by [Naomi Pleasure-Park](https://naomipleasurepark.com/). Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.
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