Palmer Luckey & Sinan Kanatsiz on AI in Defense - IMPACT 23

During a Fireside Chat with Sinan Kanatsiz, Palmer Luckey provided insights into the past year at Anduril, highlighting the continuation of several trends and acknowledging the invasion of Ukraine as the end of a relative peace period. Stressing the need for the ability to deter bad actors, Luckey argued that economic entanglement alone is insufficient. He delved into the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, characterizing it as another forever war, where Ukraine struggles to recapture lost territory and Russia faces challenges in fully taking over.
Transitioning to the defense industry, Luckey discussed the formidable barriers, including the high capital requirements and the consolidation of Department of Defense contractors. Shifting focus to Taiwan, he underscored its strategic importance, possessing the highest economic stakes among US holdings. Luckey introduced the Taiwan Arson Theory, suggesting that, in a worst-case scenario, Taiwan might choose to destroy infrastructure rather than surrender it to China. Furthermore, he explored potential disastrous consequences if China were to control semiconductor fabrication facilities, emphasizing the challenges the US faces in building similar infrastructure due to a lack of motivation among qualified Americans and high costs.
Luckey elaborated on Anduril's acquisitions, emphasizing the integration of software and the Lattice AI engine to enhance the utility of products like Loitering Munitions and the autonomous aircraft Fury. Responding to an audience question, he discussed the reality of fully autonomous aircraft dogfighting. Lastly, Luckey predicted shifts in the AI market, anticipating the elimination of “email” and remote jobs and the success of only a handful of fully remote companies.
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[@ericanderson3534]

Love that quote. “Anything is possible in America if you are a billionaire already”

[@andyatmosphere]

Lucky Palmer is a patriot. He’s all American! Thank god!

[@elishmuel1976]

I can't get enough of this genius. Funny thing is that we are on opposite sides of the political spectrum but I agree with everything he says.

[@michaelt1775]

The left is easily brainwashed. I'm sorry you lack common sense

[@lawrencefrost9063]

Why do you put yourself in some box like that? If you agree with him, you aren't on the opposite side. You are your own thing and so is he. The right left spectrum is an illusion.

[@lyanna518]

Whats his political view?

[@sugandesenuds6663]

@@lyanna518he’s a libertarian

[@farzana6676]

​@@sugandesenuds6663 Actually, he's more of an old school Republican.

[@lawrencefrost9063]

That last answer !! Walt Disney, Iron Man, that's hilarious.

[@aaronknight1009]

I could feel a shift in the audience when he said the people with remote 'email jobs' will be the first to be replaced by AI

[@christopherarmstrong2710]

4:00 Hamas leaders are billionaires
18:55 Peter Thiel's Founder's Fund was the first institutional investor in Oculus ($1mn)
22:00 Remote jobs are the most likely to be disrupted / displaced by Ai

[@KJUgrin]

What I'm hearing is when a malicious actor compromises LATTICE that it will instantly take dozens of weapons systems offline.

[@whiskeycalculus]

Accelerate

[@don-jp2rs]

I think working for home is closely a scam ?
And I think the gap between your income and worker income shouldn't be 1000:1, maybe 30:1 is enough

[@farzana6676]

Communists should not decide what people earn.