Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the battlefield.

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli speaks with Dr. Craig Albert of Augusta University about how AI systems helped accelerate targeting, intelligence analysis, and battlefield decision-making during the recent U.S.–Israeli campaign against Iran, known as Operation Epic Fury. From advanced sensor-fusion platforms to large language models used in intelligence workflows, AI played a growing role in helping commanders process vast amounts of data and act faster than ever before.

Dr. Albert explains how tools from companies like Palantir and emerging AI models are transforming modern warfare—speeding up intelligence fusion, improving precision targeting, and raising new strategic and ethical questions for military leaders.

What happens when algorithms start shaping decisions in war? And how will artificial intelligence change the balance of power in future conflicts?

Kevin and Dr. Albert break down the technology, the risks, and what this moment reveals about the next era of warfare.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the battlefield.
In this episode, Kevin Cirilli speaks with Dr. Craig Albert of Augusta University about how AI systems helped accelerate targeting, intelligence analysis, and battlefield decision-making during the recent U.S.&ndash;Israeli campaign against Iran, known as Operation Epic Fury. From advanced sensor-fusion platforms to large language models used in intelligence workflows, AI played a growing role in helping commanders process vast amounts of data and act faster than ever before.
Dr. Albert explains how tools from companies like Palantir and emerging AI models are transforming modern warfare&mdash;speeding up intelligence fusion, improving precision targeting, and raising new strategic and ethical questions for military leaders.
What happens when algorithms start shaping decisions in war? And how will artificial intelligence change the balance of power in future conflicts?
Kevin and Dr. Albert break down the technology, the risks, and what this moment reveals about the next era of warfare.

HELLO, FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli is the daily podcast where tomorrow’s biggest questions come alive. Are aliens already visiting us? Could your next job be in space? What if satellites could find lost cities, or stop the next wildfire? What happens if America loses the space race… or if every satellite went dark tomorrow? From Mars to UFOs, from flying cars to “civilization starter kits,” each episode blends science, technology, and imagination with the real choices shaping our world. It’s smart, fast, and curious, built for anyone who’s ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what comes next. This isn’t science fiction. It’s the future, knocking on your door. 

Kevin Cirilli is the founder of meet the future™ (mtf.tv). Cirilli has advised some of the nation’s leading military nonprofit philanthropists and policymakers and he is an emerging playwright. As a journalist, he is the former Chief Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg Television and Radio, where he covered the White House, Congress, and global economic policy while anchoring a daily geopolitical business affairs program.

Before founding mtf.tv, Kevin appeared across nearly every major network — including CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, FOX News, C-SPAN, NPR, and Yahoo Finance — providing nonpartisan political and economic analysis and conducting exclusive interviews with some of the most influential figures of the 21st century. He was also a media fellow at the Atlantic Council in the Global China Hub.

He has reported from across the United States and around the world — including assignments in Israel, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia — covering pivotal moments in global affairs and the people driving change.

HELLO, FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli&nbsp;is the daily podcast where tomorrow&rsquo;s biggest questions come alive. Are aliens already visiting us? Could your next job be in space? What if satellites could find lost cities, or stop the next wildfire? What happens if America loses the space race&hellip; or if every satellite went dark tomorrow? From Mars to UFOs, from flying cars to &ldquo;civilization starter kits,&rdquo; each episode blends science, technology, and imagination with the real choices shaping our world. It&rsquo;s smart, fast, and curious, built for anyone who&rsquo;s ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what comes next. This isn&rsquo;t science fiction. It&rsquo;s the future, knocking on your door.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cirilli-943b162a/">Kevin Cirilli</a>&nbsp;is the founder of meet the future&trade; (mtf.tv). Cirilli has advised some of the nation&rsquo;s leading military nonprofit philanthropists and policymakers and he is an emerging playwright. As a journalist, he is the former Chief Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg Television and Radio, where he covered the White House, Congress, and global economic policy while anchoring a daily geopolitical business affairs program.
Before founding mtf.tv, Kevin appeared across nearly every major network &mdash; including CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, FOX News, C-SPAN, NPR, and Yahoo Finance &mdash; providing nonpartisan political and economic analysis and conducting exclusive interviews with some of the most influential figures of the 21st century. He was also a media fellow at the Atlantic Council in the Global China Hub.
He has reported from across the United States and around the world &mdash; including assignments in Israel, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia &mdash; covering pivotal moments in global affairs and the people driving change.

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli speaks with Dr. Craig Albert of Augusta University about how AI systems helped accelerate targeting, intelligence analysis, and battlefield decision-making during the recent U.S.–Israeli campaign against Iran, known as Operation Epic Fury. From advanced sensor-fusion platforms to large language models used in intelligence workflows, AI played a growing role in helping commanders process vast amounts of data and act faster than ever before.

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