As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution
Senior commanders want guardrails as the Pentagon presses AI tools meant to help troops identify targets faster and speed strikes, officials said.
- Some military leaders urge caution about the use of AI for lethal operations, with Adm. Frank Bradley saying 'we, as humans, have to have the confidence that... it's going to deliver violence only where we intend it to be delivered.'
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing for rapidly evolving the military through AI and insists on using the technology in any legal way without 'ideological constraints.'
- President Donald Trump called off plans to sign a new AI executive order over concerns it could dull America's lead on AI technology, saying 'We're leading China, we're leading everybody, and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead.
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Defense officials want Trump to be ‘very careful’ about use of AI in military
As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge cautionThe Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology.
The White House seeks to expand "the advantage" it has in having that technology."We have to have the confidence that it will exercise violence only where we intend," said an admiral for Special Operations.
US Military Signs AI Deals With OpenAI, Google, SpaceX and Others To Build ‘AI-First Fighting Force’ Amid War Concerns
The United States Department of Defence has announced a series of agreements with seven major artificial intelligence companies as part of an ambitious effort to expand the use of AI across military operations and build what officials describe as an "AI-first fighting force." US Military Signs AI Deals With OpenAI, Google, SpaceX and Others To Build ‘AI-First Fighting Force’ Amid War Concerns.
Special operations commander says while AI could determine targets, humans must be sure 'it's going to deliver violence only where we intend it'
he remarks from Bradley come as his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is pushing to rapidly evolve the military through AI.
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