{"podcast":{"title":"Rapid Response","slug":"rapid-response-730938","podcast_index_feed_id":730938,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/masters-of-scale-rapid-response","website_url":"https://mastersofscale.com/rapidresponse","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/5b/f3/a9/a1/5bf3a9a1-0edd-41b8-8e41-fa98b1e3a24d/5383138209cfda0780cf75db0d40903c7eab74b9939a0a0095ed6b3029ebba5773583e39dcdffd59fda9d5af350dd1f2aa0263e1ab954f33a859972e011f6ed9.jpeg","author":"WaitWhat","episode_count":438,"summary":"The pace of change in our culture is unprecedented and shows no signs of slowing. So what is most important to pay attention to when striving to innovate, create, and lead? From the team behind Masters of Scale, Rapid Response features candid conversations with today's top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. Hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company, Bob Safian.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:21:23.667821+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rapid-response-730938"},"episode":{"title":"AI warfare and the race for a million-drone army, with Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng","slug":"ai-warfare-and-the-race-for-a-million-drone-army-with-shield-ai-s-brandon-tseng","published_at":"2026-05-29T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rapid-response-730938/ai-warfare-and-the-race-for-a-million-drone-army-with-shield-ai-s-brandon-tseng","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rapid-response-730938","url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/7G0M4p2bOLP0mP50O3CD/rss.art19.com/episodes/80c1dca3-60a9-4540-8d81-80b22839182d.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/7G0M4p2bOLP0mP50O3CD/rss.art19.com/episodes/80c1dca3-60a9-4540-8d81-80b22839182d.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"From Ukraine to the Middle East, Shield AI's autonomous drones are deployed on the frontlines. Co-founder and President Brandon Tseng joins Rapid Response to take us inside the defense tech explosion and the fierce debate over AI in modern warfare. Tseng also confronts the hard questions: how seriously should we take China's military advances, can we trust the US and its allies to wield AI responsibly, and what does it say about entrepreneurship that this former Navy SEAL finds building a company every bit as grueling as combat? Visit the Rapid Response website here:  https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"From Ukraine to the Middle East, Shield AI's autonomous drones are deployed on the frontlines. Co-founder and President Brandon Tseng joins Rapid Response…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1656,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rapid-response-730938/episodes/ai-warfare-and-the-race-for-a-million-drone-army-with-shield-ai-s-brandon-tseng/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rapid-response-730938/ai-warfare-and-the-race-for-a-million-drone-army-with-shield-ai-s-brandon-tseng.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}