Sean McFate, a Georgetown professor and former U.S. Army paratrooper, joins Stephen Levy, Wired editor, and Colonel Molly Salisbury to discuss a groundbreaking initiative. Tech leaders from companies like Meta and OpenAI have been appointed as lieutenant colonels in the U.S. Army Reserves. They aim to fuse Silicon Valley expertise with military operations, addressing modern warfare challenges through technology and psychological strategies. The group navigates the ethical implications and potential conflicts between military values and innovation.