AI Drones and AI in Warfare | Teal Drones' George Matus

On this episode of the AI For All Podcast, George Matus, Founder and CEO of Teal Drones, joins Ryan Chacon and Neil Sahota to discuss AI drones and AI in warfare. They talk about the history of drones, the current and potential applications of drones, drone swarms, the ethics of AI drones, drone depiction in popular culture, US-China relations, and the future of drones.

Always passionate about flight, George Matus had his beginnings in remote control modeling. He became a test pilot for an RC manufacturer at age 12 and after building a number of custom drones in high school, George started Teal in 2015 to create a new era of flight.

Since the company's inception eight years ago, George raised several rounds of venture capital funding, launched four products to market with American manufacturing, and continues to serve as CEO of the company after its acquisition by Red Cat Holdings. Teal’s current flagship product is designed to "Dominate the Night" and is being deployed at scale across government and commercial segments around the world. George is a Peter Thiel Fellow, Forbes 30 Under 30 member, has competed on the national television show BattleBots, and holds over a dozen granted patents.

Teal Drones, Red Cat's largest subsidiary, is focused on rebuilding America's drone industrial base. The company's overall mission is to accelerate the adoption of drones around the world, and specifically for defense, to give warfighters superhuman capabilities.

More about Teal Drones: https://tealdrones.com

(00:00) Intro
(00:35) George Matus and Teal Drones
(01:09) History of drones
(02:34) Different types of drones
(03:44) Role of AI in drones
(04:48) Military vs consumer drones
(07:43) Why drones are getting so much attention
(09:31) The value of AI drones
(11:26) The holy grail of drones
(13:15) Engineering challenges of AI drones
(15:19) Potential of drones
(16:57) Drone swarms
(19:45) Ethics of AI drones
(22:19) Western vs Eastern views on technology
(23:26) Drones in popular culture
(25:33) US-China relations
(29:02) Future of drones
(30:50) Enterprise use cases of drones
(32:27) Learn more about Teal Drones

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