Both Russia and Ukraine are using AI-powered drones on the battlefield

A Ukrainian company that got rich making smartphone-controlled cameras to watch pets at home now outfits first-person-view drones with an image recognition system powered by artificial intelligence. Transcript AILSA CHANG, HOST: Both Russia and Ukraine are already using drones powered by artificial intelligence on the battlefield. It's part of a high tech arms race that has many people worried, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He's warned that AI could start leading decisions on the battlefield as early as next year. Meanwhile, the founder of one of Ukraine's top companies producing AI-powered drones says that they're helping Ukraine survive a war waged by a much larger enemy. NPR's Joanna Kakissis reports from Kyiv.JOANNA KAKISSIS, BYLINE: It's a good microphone.YAROSLAV AZHNYUK: It's almost like a weapon.KAKISSIS: We meet Yaroslav Azhnyuk in a conference room, and for security reasons, he asked us not to reveal much else about the location. He's 37, a computer scientist and serial entrepreneur who spent years in Silicon Valley. Before the war, he was known for cofounding a successful company called Petcube...(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)KAKISSIS: ...Which makes smartphon...