Pentagon plans to make US military AI - first fighting force by pairing with companies | Trump administration

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The Pentagon announced Friday that it has reached agreements with seven artificial intelligence companies—SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services—to integrate their systems into military networks and accelerate development of AI-enabled warfare capabilities. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's stated objective is to establish the U.S. military as an "AI-first fighting force," though the initiative has drawn criticism over public spending, cybersecurity risks, and potential domestic surveillance applications.

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