Building Defense Technologies to Protect Democracies | Torsten Reil, Helsing
Treat hiring as an operating system, not an occasional task. This week, define the one role that would most raise your team’s performance, create a weekly pipeline review, and set a clear performance standard for the role. A strong recruiting pipeline also makes difficult performance decisions easie
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Key Takeaway
Treat hiring as an operating system, not an occasional task. This week, define the one role that would most raise your team’s performance, create a weekly pipeline review, and set a clear performance standard for the role. A strong recruiting pipeline also makes difficult performance decisions easier: when you know you can replace a position quickly, you are less likely to tolerate persistent low performance or cultural drag.
Episode Overview
Torsten Reil, co-founder of Helsing, explains why Europe needs to build sovereign defense technology and how AI, autonomy, and mass production are changing warfare. He also shares Helsing’s founding conviction, its strategy of pairing simpler hardware with superior software, and the people systems used to build a high-performance company.
Key Insights
Conviction must precede consensus
Helsing was founded in 2021, when defense technology was unpopular with investors, banks, and much of the founders’ social circle. Reil argues that a founder should move when the mission and strategic need are clear, rather than wait for social approval.
Design for scale from day one
Helsing’s approach is to make hardware sufficiently capable but comparatively simple, then use software and AI to improve coordination, precision, and adaptability. This reduces complexity and supports production at far greater volume.
Build a recruiting machine, not a hiring sprint
Reil says hiring, assembling teams, and removing persistent low performers are among the company’s most important responsibilities. Helsing maintained pressure on its recruiting pipeline from the beginning, reviewed recruiting KPIs weekly, and later built an internal recruiting function.
High standards require explicit accountability
Helsing uses quarterly performance reviews in which managers must explain and defend the ratings they give their reports. The process makes performance problems visible, forces managers to either help someone improve or separate, and clarifies the organization’s benchmark.
Autonomy changes what is possible
Reil describes autonomous systems as essential when drone operators cannot be trained or deployed at the scale required. Helsing applied reinforcement learning and high-speed simulation to develop its Centaur AI system, which it says outperformed human pilots in air-combat scenarios.
Frameworks or Models
Software-Defined Mass Production
1. Build hardware that is good enough and simple enough to manufacture in large quantities. 2. Use AI and software to improve sensing, accuracy, coordination, recalibration, and system-level performance. 3. Design supply chains, quality control, and factories for high-volume output. 4. Gain advantage through scalable production and coordinated deployment of many systems.
Talent Density Operating System
1. Build a consistently strong hiring pipeline. 2. Review recruiting metrics frequently and assign leaders directly to bottlenecks. 3. Hire high-quality people and deliberately assemble high-performing teams. 4. Run regular performance reviews where managers justify ratings. 5. Help low performers improve or separate quickly, supported by confidence that the pipeline can refill roles.
Notable Quotes
"The company never will not sell."
"The first is that you to good people Hiring will be. so, You have such a making machine which will be good people at work Keep it and see could how this It works. And Second, he to curate also capable of Should be."
"And most important The thing is quarterly of performance Review."
"built-in the goal being You should that in general loss of life and property reduce and ideally set it to zero Bring it."
Action Items
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Run a weekly talent-pipeline review
Choose your highest-leverage open role. Once a week, review candidate sources, interviews scheduled, bottlenecks, and the single next action needed to move the pipeline forward.
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Write a one-page performance standard
For each role you manage, document what strong, adequate, and weak performance look like. Use observable outputs, behaviors, and ownership—not vague impressions.
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Hold a manager calibration session
In your next review cycle, ask every manager to explain the rationale for each performance rating. Challenge inconsistencies and agree on an improvement plan or separation timeline where necessary.
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Simplify before scaling
Identify one process or product that is overbuilt. Remove a nonessential feature or handoff, then use better measurement, automation, or software to recover quality while making the system easier to scale.
Full Transcript
Transcript of Building Defense Technologies to Protect Democracies | Torsten Reil, Helsing from David Senra. Auto-generated from episode audio; may contain minor errors.
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You on this can argue whether this is correct or No, but it is almost correct and If you are in the tank If so, it is even more could be worse . If you find yourself keeping in the tank If so, you on the other side any of the existing For the individual To all Priority goals Is one of. You know that Now with drones of goals much to find out It's easy. if they Be a little farther away, So small drones or large drones to them very quickly destroyed can be done .
so I It appears that The Age of Tanks maybe it's over has been and Artillery Of the system as well. If artillery System 40 to 50 kilometers away sneak attack try to do is doing it, even if You can use a drone found out their can and those From a drone on can attack Are. And again, they are high Priority goals with Are. so, I think that We are at war Just a big looking at the changes Are. And me It appears that last 18 months in Ukraine I have those lessons quite Clearly Have come forward.
And I think that people now understand them Are engaged. Russian troops so soon to Who is killing? Is all this Is it a drone? This is a drone. Yes, this capability is, first of all, They are also equipped with ISR drones. to view from and Then the second thing, FPV drones on them or larger strike drone attack To do. Wait, these two What's in a drone Is there a difference? So, FPV is basically small drones, Quadcopter are those who most of the time from the remote controlled like a plane manually controlled by is done.
and strike Drones often long distance travel and HX2 like, which Our drone is Often they are AI- controlled There are. You tweeted a which had been done It was interesting, and Maybe it was that dinner which is connected to We have had a few years did it before, where our There was a heated debate And I think that went away from there was that we were a- hatred of others do and then Now we become friends Have gone. But You said that Your 100,000 drones in Europe to ground warfare Can stop.
what does this mean and why? You Why so Do you agree? I think that It is almost a year I said it earlier and I for this a little trouble had fallen into because obviously as it considered inflammatory had gone, but I still think that's how it is . I think that at your limit Too much In numbers strike Being a drone Whatever you resistance He gets it, he I think that It is quite strong Is. And the reason for this that is if you tank on the other side They take away, to suppose You have 3,000 There are tanks, 100,000 strike drones that are Without GPS navigate which can Search for the target You can, obviously tanks as attention to focusing It happened, I think that only a few in those hours Destroy the tanks I will do it.
From this lot to defend It is difficult. If you are the second If you were on the side, you in a country like this attack want to who has your There are 100,000 drones, So how do you do that do? I think that This is very It is difficult. And So the tanks using extremely difficult will happen because They immediately become a target Will go. You maybe like that of vehicles Not used Would like to do. You probably autonomous systems, small autonomous of systems to use Would like, and native virtually all of this It happens.
So, now You have a drone with autonomy is . Now you have autonomous of fighter jets with autonomy comes has been, and now land you own systems, especially Even with robots autonomy comes Has been. So, autonomous Your drone What does it mean? So is this all AI? By Is it powered? So be it. Yes. At present You have a lot There is something, especially in Ukraine, many The drone is still remote control Let's go from. So , near you thousands of skilled drone operator Are. however, This is a large scale But it will not happen, especially the West Not in, and Not in NATO.
If you really of drones to use on a large scale want to do, So them Autonomous form You will have to fly from. you want that a human being of theirs Do a survey, See what they are doing, and Stay in the loop, But the drone By the AI itself controlled and being autonomous Needed elder On the scale Up to the drone This is the way to reach The only way is, and it practical to work as The same also The only way is because we thousands and thousands drone to operators trained will not be able to .
We have them controlled of AI to Needed. What This has not been resolved yet is there a problem or You have not yet It is not known have put? I would say that This is largely is resolved. I think that First of all, to the drone terminal For guidance workable necessary to make which was the original basically the last 2 kilometer or more than that work, and Then all of these coordination between to sit software Had to make it. And now It is almost complete This way being autonomous going.
Then From, always a With the human being. I a few years happened earlier back to the conversation I want to go When we Daniel I am having dinner Were. basically what you gave me offered was, that was Now you are at war in the field to humans will not be able to keep because it only about this I will be who more Material preparation Can do. I think that We have freedoms one called Forge Discussion on the book which was I twice I have read it.
and original in form it United States of America that is about They are their Industrial and commercial power to the people Purchased by those going products to War from the making Creating Content and opponents more than on a large scale to produce are changing into . Yes. and this led to war and balance to on your side help to Found it. I felt that yours is also the same The approach was that this is what we Have to do it. of the future of wars to the winners on a large scale Drones, more weapons and every cheese production Have to do it.
I think that This war of materials will be. it machines vs. of machines There will be war. The reason for this is that that autonomous The crowd, as We call it , coordinated methods take off from of drones Numbers consecutive is increasing and of war in the field of humans lasting a lot being difficult going. And Again, Ukraine I am already This is the situation. And you really of war in one in the field human form entry into Can't and very long time not alive until can stay, whether You are a vehicle be in or Lonely.
alive very hard to stay Is. This situation to get worse is going Because again, At this time, you attackers Drones are usually from the remote controlled There are. One times when they be autonomous If you go, it be even more dangerous Will go. They Drones are usually of being jammed don't care We do. Uh, FPV such for Therefore it is because they fiber optic cable, fiber Connected to glass There are. elder For drones, because they already are autonomous and they are GPS About this to worry about no need would have been because They have GPS Free Navigation would have Is.
those goals can detect and once When you them Autonomous form to do this from giving permission If so, they may be attached Are. Wait, explain. That you from jamming How to save yourself. I understand this Did not come. So, jamming The problem is twofold Is. First of all, If you are your remotely control the drone controlled want to do, So you have a video signal need of It happens and Usually war The field of jam goes, so You video Signal back Not available. So, that means that the drone Autonomous form take off from is required or put it on a cable to be connected to I want it and now This is what is happening.
and the second Problem GPS There is jamming. almost complete Front Line GPS It's jammed, so You can use your GPS of the receiver not using Can. so, navigate you to do and this One to know Different way It will have to be found that Where are you. Or So you can put it somewhere with the human do what it to identify tries where they are, like an airborne ship pilot does, or you Do it with AI do the same thing to work Tries. and they The algorithm now are very strong .
they are of the day in the light, at night I, you know There, in the snow, Even so on deformed ground also work , which is obvious as a sphere with effect It happens a lot. So, that technique already existing Is. So, this Drones are better and keep getting better Have been. with and Yes, if you battlefield to humans in I want to keep it, So I think that it is very being difficult Going to do. And I think that This is going to be the trend and I It seems that people feeling this that of war in the field to humans It is unethical to send will be where you know that they not going to escape Are.
But with Yes, you again on the territory capture will be. To you of the area Defense and rescue Have to do it. Therefore, you robot on the ground is needed. If you are where you are now We are, from that Proceed, then I think that We go there There are. I am about this want to talk I mean, you are right now kiss to Helsing running the way Are. But I think that First of all you This needs to be known that you company to begin Why the decision Did.
We you a brief can give details Are. You Gaming You came from, right? You have a company half a billion Sold for dollars. You are your next Angel for work Investing Was doing. What you knew that You are your first After Sales another company going to start Are you? When I Natural motion and left Zynga, So I don't I thought I was a and started the company I will do it. I thought that did you do it or not ? I didn't. No. To be honest, I I was very tired.
sincerely I will say that I I was very tired. I've been doing this for 15 years was doing, and I very tired Was. I'm fine in being more time Didn't feel it, maybe 3 month or more even more, and I thought that my energy She is back. But then I In thinking this Maybe 2 or 3 years It seemed, "Really In, me again something starting from have to do it." and sincerely Let me say, if I, my two co- Founders, Comet and Not from Niklas If I had found I don't do this gets.
especially Defense on In the area we whatever you are doing, He is very complicated . I mean, a founder For being, a loner being a founder already feeling lonely He gets it done. But the defense In the area, Companies are very Are complex. at the same time you I have a lot of about things to think in Does matter. Obviously, you from technology had to deal with Is. To you Politics, Export Law and many others from things had to deal with is, therefore, a founder's All of this in fact a lot to do It is difficult.
So, when I His two co- From the founders got it, then we all The independent had thought of that in Europe one New defense company Is required. How is this conversation Has it started? That Time, I in Munich Niklas's in the company had invested, which in Europe some old AI for Prime problems work on solving Was getting it done. And I protect More about wanted to know, because I No investment did but me about it more in no knowledge Was. and someone else I Gundbert to meet with advised that Time McKinsey Aerospace in and to protect Were responsible.
And we are from Berlin in a cafe meet and our It went well and 30 Within minutes, We thought that Let us do this together Starting a company Should be done. From Niklas went to meet those whose This was also the opinion And then, just a few In days, we Hellsing begins decide to Did. And this very firm There was faith and ever any doubt Wasn't there either. And It is still the company There is a feeling of. I think that The company is still very fast Moving forward And this is quite a lot until the founder's strong belief Is based on.
what we do his references I know in that we have something special in the regions need to go Is. Wait, I'm just strong belief no further than wants to grow because the year you making conversation Yes, which one is this Is it the year? Uh, that's late 2020. From the beginning of 2021 It was till. Okay, let me know that time a European Defense technology From the company More unpopular About the company I don't understand . Yes, that is very It was unpopular. We have March 2021 of the company in was established And that is our social circle popular in Was not there.
From this with banks many kinds of problems Happened. It is evident Now it's all fine has been, but At that time it was enough was unpopular and raise money It was difficult, like we didn't Did. Wait, Wait. banks with problems Happened? There is risk in this and some people Bank accounts closed have become that which our time Close to the company Were. And uh, I wasn't, uh, But I know is, uh, company's Another close To the person, uh, getting credit trouble in Hui, credit in meeting had trouble because we connected to defense Were.
So, and and still the same The situation is. I mean, It is completely did not disappear Is. I think that of ESG Requirements still are, and At that time, a democratic of the country of society to protect For banks pornography, gambling and of smoking considered the same used to go. because it Forms of weaponry is seen in was, and weapons always bad There are. And I am talking to people about this from the feelings of Sympathy I keep it. just when You delve into this think from, So it is obvious understand that this I don't come.
And this is why that we company Started. Us I thought that if we Starting a company If you will not do it, then No one else either Will do. We 2014 in particular in Crimea attack on and to take possession of of Europe after feedback worried about were where I It seems that we All really don't think that wanted it to be something big It was the beginning of. Not all of us wanted it to be be true, but If you see that Our ambitions What were these, so was very clear that something else should happen Was going to.
And what about us were concerned that You know, Europe has its to protect and In other countries Other on the territories Too much going to depend on Had been. And you Do you know, In America Anduril and Palantir-like The companies were Which AI, cheap Hardware and abundant quantity Hardware in But much more to pay attention Wally Defense The companies were and large scale of construction on thoughts they have Was not there. And So we felt that We have to do this will happen, and we to prove that It will be that we In Europe this make something of the kind can, Although a little of different tastes with.
and so We started it Did. of defense Money in 2021 for gather a lot It was difficult. like anyone VC talk to us Don’t want to do wanted, and In the end we don't even try of. So we only individuals, family from offices raise money, and then we were lucky that Daniel, You know, with your own money 100 long ago million euros put it on, and They accelerate the company carry on from Our help in that, as I am your people's always about I keep reading And they say, " Yes, and they 100 from Primo Materials million dollar Investment was received." Like, it's their I had my own money.
Yes. This is really very a lot early a strong bet Is. this Ukraine before the attack on A matter of. Yes. Yes. First a seed It was round, wasn't it? Did you have eight or ten million or nothing like that Was it collected? Yes, I think that is March '21 in this eight or eight million euros was . And he Was it in the round? Yes, he is was also in the round . And then you guys had this conversation where he asked, "Well, you how much Do you need it?" Yes, about three after a month or Something like this.
Yes, and your The answer was Ideally 100 million euros. You are on that number How to reach? sincerely I will say that I someone to No special budget created. But I felt That this is correct. Me It seemed that it was right Is. And almost all of it Funding Round is true for No? Like it's you depends on that you can make it How to see because very C things, you You know, one Very much in the company quickly changing Are. an accurate Number address applying a lot It is difficult, But Daniel I am as much believed Jitana Gubert Niklas and me Was nearby.
And me It seems that he same as well having faith person with Is. There is a lot of it in It doesn't take time and then believe would have been very deep Is. and then from this May everything be easy goes. From this All conversations It becomes easier . We have a deal to reach the for actually no struggle Had to do it. it be very quick Went. You give him a From the investor Much like a co- founder's Kind of believes. Yes, I think that he is a From the investor Much like a co- founder's is much closer because he from the very beginning with company Used to be.
I Daniel to his about the idea from knowing in already knows Was. For him this a large commitment that he was public appearance seen from and this kind of company Invest in. And obviously that the company Starting 11 only a month later Ukraine War splashed out and of the people change feelings gone and now this It has become easier And many more people Defence Sector investing in Have been. You Just know that America and Both Europe in, but that Time it is very Was unpopular. I think that This is such a thing whose I am praises I am the founder firm of this of faith Thoughts and me feels good that you are like I….to you said this before I have heard it.
It is like this is as limited as factor that causes There is no capital. This is really ambition Is. Yes. And one more thing that I have used this In podcasts many involved told people . I them encouraged try to do I do that they Your companies stop selling to Give. Yes. it 100% as is. Yes, your whole The thing is that 100% of your company's revenue in million Stop selling and then in Italy buy a house and Become an investor. It's like us and people is needed.
We have In finance enough people Yes, friend. us and people which is needed you are talking nonsense Are. Yes, and so I absolutely I agree. My this is gospel that in Europe Often this That's why it happens Because Europe to retire a lot for Good continent is because you One in Tuscany can buy a house are and you Scandinavia flying there from Can fill. You about 2 hours or even less time I reach there You go and you A wonderful life Can live. And When some of your friend do this would have started If so, then it socially be acceptable goes.
But This social form acceptable from Not present You should a successful founder In form of retired Yes and one more starting a company Can. my friend who Your companies sell to, I'm joking about it I say, but There is a lot of it in It is true. And They say, " acquisition tax taken." I It seemed, "This Sad to hear." yes of course. Entrepreneurship the world's most Good game, And you yourself get out of the game and you take standing on the edge They happen. Yes.
Why? to write a check For? No, I agree am. I mean Yes, for me it is It's easy to say because I your previous The company was also sold Was. and maybe Very early, Although I Its been a long time I am doing. And As I I said, I had some Thought for the time being I was the second Starting a company I will not do Because Companies making it tiring is going to happen, and you know Sometimes, you to your battery to recharge would have needed Is.
But one the time you do If you do it, then I think that People from this are also afraid that correct them Not a mission will get. or this Also, you know Yes, they know It will do that the second Company first not as successful Is. And this one There is risk. You Do you know, I also have this Thought about it. What if the whole thing Doesn't work? But, you know Yes, I think that you have this only take risks will be. I just now of cognition Talk to Scott Wu that, and you know They are on it every kind of money Are throwing.
You know, And it's very big The thing is, like one million people him a person or the entire company In form of to buy trying to Are. and his The whole thing is something It's like, "Yeah, But this is my the biggest for have the opportunity. He It says, if I tried If not, I not with myself I will be able to stay. Like, I failed I am happy to be And then he said , I am very are you angry I will go, I mean, You know, He is very competitor is, but at least At least I'm someone else of chess someone on the chessboard like a pawn completely out of the game to withdraw from I want and he It says, like this any person tolerate can't.
Yes, no, no, Absolutely. And With Helsing Same thing is true. We probably did 4 and 1/2 A year ago, the company to begin just a few months This decision first It was assumed that we with full force will move forward and Either we are completely to something in a way will destroy or very successful will be, but we anything in between Don’t want to do wanted to. And what about us doing this right now that we In fact Fully gassed to step on Let's try Because we are a such a company want to make which are actually matters in yes and we we The company never Will not sell.
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That is deel.com/centra. Okay, so what in Europe He was lacking, Identity, right? So that this mission It becomes that we a European Defense Tech company's There is a need. So Mission, Resolute by faith comes first or firm belief, Before the mission Do you know? mission comes first Is. and the mission is Our of democracies to protect. And I always say I mean, it's always a big Good luck. I always like this It seems that we Every month your talk to new people we do and we always from them Says, you You know, someone Work in the company to do a really great luck Is.
at least We feel like that Where the mission is It is so easy that We our's of democracies Protect yourself. We here for it Are. and many more Second To companies, you You know, the time had to spend and someone Offsite or On retreat have to go so that someone like Mission of the paragraph can come along with But ultimately all Agree. And We have such Not there. This is it Our of democracy to protect. And at this time we are doing that But we point out Can.
We We know that we Deploy your with drones What are you doing , For example, in Ukraine. and all this Makes it easier. Obviously, we never thought Ukraine was war so It will be done soon . But now when We are deployed, So it's very solid Is. This mission is a the real thing Is. and then firm Faith comes that this kind of of companies There is need. And them to Europe to be made in should and Making Hellsing Another reason for It is also that we one in Europe Big company wanted to make .
We sincerely See, you know Spotify has a As a beacon , for an example As, you You know, one Big company which you make You can, you Do you know, global Ambitions are but In fact global There is also an effect. And this is America and other countries other major of companies Is with me. And what about us something similar too wanted to make . We show wanted you to can do this And you protect it such as excessive regulated Taxes in the region can Because, you You know, very people older than Do not form a company under the pretext of getting Let's search.
Often these regulations, bureaucracy, Sufficient lack of funding There are. And any of these Not true. These All these are excuses. This about your a brilliant is the line where I like it very much I came where you said that these excuses are like people regulatory environment, to the tax environment taking a lot more Are worried. actually the thing that missing, that is Big ambitions aggressive of the founders . Just aggression It is missing. Absolutely. These strategic ambitions Are. You get this It will have to be thought that what you become want and you have to become bigger and then you really aggressive It has to happen.
And I think that very much in Europe Founder from Own Lose aggression have been, but to get it back It's easy. To you Just a role model is needed. Like we use Spotify a role model in this way using and when you would have found them If so, you know that how is goodness It looks and everything beneath it There is some failure. it is aggression and ambition how much difference from It has to, it underestimated Has gone. This More about Tell me. I think that 95% of a company's success in this it occurs.
Balance All, as I Said, these are excuses. Therefore, regulation It doesn't matter Keeps. Yes, Sure, Germany Starting a GmbH in in doing more time Seems like Whom care for? Yes, You need to notary Have to go near. who's Care? I mean, It's like this, you You know, we starting a company something to do more days Apply it. it any problem Not there. We and Second defense Companies that subject to the rules Yes, they are our System Key Certification Ability, Export Law and many others of things are in relation.
Privacy and classified from information tackle one Startup's in comparison of the bureaucracy In the case of a hundred times more It's hard, and you Yet, from this Can deal with. Yet it still gives us Does not slow down . You just need company to properly to install will be. You are probably the most people who disagree are one of the whom I I know. do you always Stay like this from Are? You said this Talk to me first It has also been found out. And I'm on this to consider trying to am.
I don't I think that I am like this I am able to do it. shown here Has gone. Yes, We have more There is regulation. who the hell cares? making excuses Stop. As that this of the founders one for It is a superpower. When I say this I am so obviously as I not offensive am. I just like it Not when people making excuses Are. more more more These things are very are quick . You just need people of a group of which is needed one Come along and kind of excuses to each other from Strengthen it.
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I performance to the management handle like that did not do as I have to Was Needed. I hired seriously I did not take it, just good to the engineers to hire Thought about it. And I did this also about did not think that Your leadership About the team How to think, Your leadership How to move the team forward Increase, right time But right Executive How to bring it. And in NaturalMotion this It worked, but We probably have many to things in a better way Could have done it.
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And Then, if you Gumpert's insight connecting with records that are which of Program work Let's do, uh, this Honestly one become a blueprint It's been said that we are now almost everything How to see . Uh, we're like record Program trying to find which do grow up where we think We contribute Can. something like this which is different. It is basically Our There is a perspective. What You give me a can give examples Are? Okay, one more Example is, autonomous fighter aircraft which we just made Have been.
this is called CA1 said Europa goes and we There is a lot of it in invested money, it knowing that Such in Europe There was nothing and We thought that this a large category is going to happen And then we are in it make some contribution Can. And The reason for this was that that we have a Scientist Start experimenting which was done in one with us Great Chief Scientist Antony Board were from Meta with us were connected where He also worked on Facebook AI Research co- led Was.
And we have 2 years ago myself a task for Determined was done so that out of visual range beyond the war one for superhuman fighter pilot be prepared Could. So, like this The war of... Wait, you guys still putting it out Keep it. Wait, Superhuman? is this again Is there one thing? This is a superhuman fighter pilot Is. superhuman fighter pilot, But there is no There is no pilot. No, it's an AI . So, this is a neural There is a network. Ok. And, this scene beyond the limits Have taken.
So, of air warfare most advanced Type. This original in the sky in form It's like chess . You have, you Do you know, There are planes, common In fact, these two versus two are, each other Quite far from. it fighter jets are . And they follow the radar use . They are various types of radar using Are. They turn the radar on turning on and off Are. They of missiles use, It is evident. To you aggressive, defensive It has to happen. You need to know those of missiles drain energy try to do which will have to be done following you Have been.
To you to realize this When should you reconnect Can. it It is very complicated. It's almost ballet Looks like. In seeing this It is quite beautiful, In fact, when You can make it strategic from the point of view Let's see. And, Us pilots, Active pilots told by It has been said that this of air warfare It is the last stronghold. You know, Nothing! Has a human ever the sky near In circumstances to understand, what kind of of weapons to use Yes, guess what to put that capacity space Will you be able to take it?
But All this is rubbish. Actually, AI is very is better. his The reason is that it to the search space from humans much more in a better way Explore Can. human being It is known as books and Flight School learns from, But this search to the space Explore can't. So we are the same adopt methods which DeepMind has AlphaGo and AlphaStar used for Had done. In this We reinforcement of learning using Are. We have a very high performance The simulator is which is 20 to 25,000 times real time runs at speed Is.
By this we reinforcement With learning to the search space even better In a proper way Explore Can. Its It means that we give training Can. Uh, a neural network, you You know, one active fighter Better than a pilot It is possible, Like us, we regularly Eurofighter of the pilots flight against fills, For example, or Rafale pilots, or Gripen pilot. so do you your autonomous of fighter jets With human- operated test against Were you driving? Yeah, so, we're going to do it Simulation only I used to do it.
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"But You gave us this Fun rules About this It was said that even though this one Autonomous jets Having a fighter jet going, then also do you A man in this Don't have to keep it? So ultimately, no um but right now, Yes. Yes, I mean is that we we so We have um I think that Mojave of the desert There is no benefit, For example, where you those to the planes can fly and completely be autonomous can Because if it crashed If it happens, then It makes no difference It doesn't matter.
it You know, It fell into the sand goes. if you , you know, where we fly If you fill it out, you Over Bavaria crashed which become that is not ideal Is. so We have one on the plane is human and Alternative forms to um, before of the prototype For. Ultimately, um, This is going to change Yes, obviously. and the pilot is a Safety Pilot Yes, just like that like you have happens, uh, Security Driver, you You know, Waymo and other companies the beginning of for rollout.
The truth is that you currently have This is regulation And you have a of such a person Needed which its to the design Gotta change, right? Is? No. No, We designed without changing the adjust it one of doing I have found the way. It's just the same, it's The same system is . And by the way, this is a And the example is where you, uh, you Do you know, of the regulations EU or Europe or in this case beat Germany Can. Uh, But you from this one to deal with looking for a way Are.
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what you tell It is possible that you those who are making his morality how do you See and you other people's to explain How do you see, You know, basically Weapon making or new defenses on making restrictions Placement You have this a lot about I have thought about it. I just want to know this I am that your mind What is in this about your What are you thinking? You the company to which are making, his construction The morality of. built-in the goal being You should that in general loss of life and property reduce and ideally set it to zero Bring it.
And loss of life and property to zero How to bring is anyhow not struggle for Happen. and this is The cause is prevention so is important . And this is the place is where I am I want to say, This is a very The old argument is, But it still always in front It comes that people don't understand this that you have other for the side valuable or to receive not a worthy goal to become in stopping to be able to Needed sincerely To say, we never give it in Ukraine on a large scale deployed systems to to install established for did not, which that right now our It is nearby.
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And Then, this is the place where especially But now, and In the future this to get worse is going to, you of autonomy to use Needed because you to humans in tanks, fighter in planes or of the infantry field in form Do not send in Can. This is the original The subject is. and then There is another category where you have your to the software to deploy about the way to think in need another As a society We have autonomy in the matter of Your Hardware and of the software happy with the deployment Are.
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so, It is not that We are from those hate those whom our Problems with the mission Is; I am their disagree with the viewpoint Am. I think that is if you this first from principles If you understand then You have this kind of prevention of Needed but We the people don't dislike Do. Often People just have peace want. We I also want peace Are. we think that there is no war letting it happen and to war by not inviting Peace to you to achieve Will happen.
But I It seems that your strong belief something in Interestingly, this The fact that you are extremely You disagree, you Opposing stance in adopting Very comfortable. Like you did this The company then started that when everyone else It was said that this Very Is unpopular. I told Daniel about this from asked and he said that he is a German who are such a Defense in the country building a company whose post-war Full identification again I am no longer there. Yes. You your Cultural expectations to break even Ready.
Yes. Yes, I I see this And I think that in Germany still the same and you know Yes, we have a European company In form of established Is. London and Paris and many more In other countries our elders There are offices, but our the biggest Office of Germany is in Munich and German society a pacifist society is. And this I think that of reality right now in facing taking a lot of time which is the last been for a few years Used to be. Where I think that to the Germans It has been realized that the struggle right now not over Yes, the struggle is still also continues and they are getting closer are and may be that they are again come closer And this is from that country very uncomfortable for who used to think that those days are over It's done.
But this is the country who also has Now in the world The most fruitful- blooming new protect Ecology There is a system. So now some of those Viewpoints reconsider is being done And this is the country too whose protection The budget may now the most growing which has been in the past 52 billion a year more than the euro 153 billion in 2029 It is done. Me It seems that this increased again to 180 over a billion It has been done and If you are about this I think that this very big If there is an increase More troops possibility of Not there.
so Most of the money is new On devices going to be spent Used to be. Ok, So we on materials Let's come back. your whole point that the winner going. Our from opponents more Creating Content be able to . So, and if I still do not I think that I to your goal Ways to get to completely I have understood. So what about your formed by going Hardware as simple as possible should be and Then you software all in innovations to balancing Are. is this still original Is it a theory?
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um but some The areas will be these particular countries of sensitivity depends on is where you are whole in the country well integrated want to be And you are in that country in my full supply The series also want to keep . such other areas are where you of colleagues working together and um me It seems that this will continue and Maybe it will increase . and then like this other areas are where you are says um No, really We have in A lot of different- apart Supplier Yes, none of this No difference had to, we would choose For Are independent.
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and when Niklas and I spent the first year Weekly KPIs to review spent in so that it can be found out that our recruitment how are you doing and if needed If necessary, we ourselves included in it used to do Because recruitment Process It was very important . After that Internal recruitment Team building is very It was necessary and After that to perform How managed should be done, its For procedures Making is also very It was necessary. And most important The thing is quarterly of performance Review.
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And This also means that if someone Good No performance doing and you low rating for him If you give, then hide it It is difficult, hope this is lives that you something for him do. You or So this ensure do that he be better, and a as a manager But that's your job is, or if it It is not possible, So you separate on the way of Let's search. And I think that this kind of accountability for someone For the company Very useful it occurs because by this you eventually your level increase and it chance to know We get that we Which benchmark are looking for .
And this gives us It also turns out that which one Manager teams to save the Let's try And which ones not. I remember something . do you remember that we are in Sweden Together in the car are racing were and Luca Ferrari is also there Were? Yes. Did you see their some time with spent? I do not know. I do not know Was. You need to do this need or I give you this Not telling that What is the plan. you have to Needed about this what do I think Is?
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