They used to be the stuff of sci-fi and futuristic Hollywood films. But now, artificially intelligent weapons are transforming armies around the world. A technological arms race has begun - should we be worried?

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Host: Manveen Rana.

Guests:

- Matthew Campbell, foreign features editor, The Sunday Times.

- General Sir Richard Barrons, former Commander of the UK Joint Forces Command.

- General Sir Nick Carter, Chief of the Defence Staff.

Clips: DW News, BBC, CBS, WION, MSNBC, Sky News, Slaughter Bots/Prof Stuart Russell, Double Down News, Al Jazeera, Warner Bros Pictures/Stanley Kubrick, France 24, Science Time.

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