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Undertow: Hovering

Drones have not solved warfare—yet. Human operators make mistakes and suffer high rates of PTSD. But technology is ready to take humans out of the equation. It’s the perfect solution. Or is it? Written by Ken Liu and narrated by Jane Santos.

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