Keoki Jackson: Lockheed Martin | Lex Fridman Podcast #33

Keoki Jackson is the CTO of Lockheed Martin, a company that through its long history has created some of the most incredible engineering marvels that human beings have ever built, including planes that fly fast and undetected, defense systems that intersect threats that could take the lives of millions in the case of nuclear weapons, and spacecraft systems that venture out into space, the moon, Mars, and beyond with and without humans on-board. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep33-sb See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *OUTLINE:* 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 - Lockheed Martin favorite projects 4:44 - Space exploration 11:44 - Landing on an asteroid 15:00 - Human-AI collaboration in space 21:58 - Boeing 737 MAX and culture of safety 27:21 - Lockheed Martin systems overview 31:56 - Skunk Works innovation milestones 42:18 - Future of autonomy in flight 50:05 - AI arms race and the role of AI 58:47 - Nuclear deterrence 1:04:37 - Military industrial complex 1:07:33 - SpaceX and competition 1:10:13 - Future of Lockheed Martin *PODCAST LINKS:* - Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 - RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ - Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 - Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclips *SOCIAL LINKS:* - X: https://x.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://instagram.com/lexfridman - TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://facebook.com/lexfridman - Patreon: https://patreon.com/lexfridman - Telegram: https://t.me/lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman