August Cole was daring enough to receive an email from commander cobra to be a guest on TFG. An author exploring the future of conflict through fiction and other forms of “FICINT” storytelling. His talks, short stories, and workshops have taken him from speaking at the Nobel Institute in Oslo to presenting at SXSW Interactive to tackling the “Dirty Name” obstacle at Fort Benning. With Peter W. Singer, he is the co-author of the best-seller “Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War” (2015) and “Burn In: A Novel of the Real Robot Revolution” (2020). Our discussion will center around Ghost Fleet and Burn In, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and the near future affects on military conflict, society, and economics.