Founded Oculus at 19 and sold it to Facebook; now runs Anduril, which builds autonomous defense systems. A prominent voice on AI in military hardware and on American tech competitiveness.
Key arguments & positions
Argues autonomous weapons and AI-driven defense systems are inevitable, and that Western democracies should build them first.
Criticizes big tech companies that take consumer AI money while refusing defense work.
Accomplishments
Founded Oculus at 19; its Rift headset restarted the consumer VR industry before Facebook bought the company in 2014.
Founded Anduril Industries in 2017, which builds autonomous drones, surveillance towers and undersea vehicles for defense customers.
Papers & key writings
Writes no regular column; his views appear mainly in interviews and conference talks.
