Are we ready for autonomous drones to make life-and-death decisions on the battlefield? Christian Brose, the chief strategy officer of Anduril Industries, explains on “Interesting Times” that the Pentagon’s official policy leaves the door for autonomous weapons wide open.

Ukraine and Iran have shown us that war as we’ve known it is over.

Making the case for a ‘useless’ education.

China is worried A.I. companions could be a drag on productivity. On “Interesting Times,” Kyle Chan, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, tells the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat that the government thinks youth “should be engineering the future and building out the start-ups and the future Chinese versions of SpaceX.”

What if you weren’t worried about A.I. taking your job? That seems to be closer to the reality in China, where keeping pace with the new technology is a much bigger focus than economic disruption. On “Interesting Times,” Kyle Chan, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, explains how the countries differ in their anxieties over artificial intelligence.

The difference in perspectives between superpowers is shaping the race for A.I. dominance.

The billionaire investor who predicted the 2008 financial crash is bearish on America’s future standing in the world. On “Interesting Times,” Ray Dalio tells the columnist Ross Douthat why.