Ukraine's new AI drones & 'dismay' as UN head António Guterres agrees to attend Russian summit

Day 973.Today, as Putin gathers world leaders in Russia, we ask why the UN General Secretary is on the guest list, and – further to the battlefield updates – consider the implications of artificial intelligence being used in the next generation of drones.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.Content referenced:Anti-drone drone developed by Ukraine to take out Iranian-designed kamikazes (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/10/20/anti-drone-ukraine-iranian-kamikazes-russia/The Myth of the ‘Global South’: A Flawed Foreign Policy Construct (Policy Exchange Report):https://policyexchange.org.uk/publication/the-myth-of-the-global-south/Students can subscribe to our coverage for free:We’re giving university students worldwide unlimited access to The Telegraph completely free of charge. Just enter your student email address at telegraph.co.uk/studentsub to enjoy 12 months’ free access to our website and app. Better still, you’ll get another 12 months each time you re-validate your email address.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.