Trump memo pushes national-security agencies to move faster on AI
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 to accelerate AI adoption across the "national security enterprise," replacing Biden-era policies and prohibiting vendors from disabling systems warfighters depend on.
- Shaped by an ongoing legal battle with Anthropic after the company questioned using its Claude model for combat planning, the memo explicitly allows for "termination for default or for convenience" if vendors restrict government usage.
- Officials have 90 days to update policies regarding autonomy in weapon systems, while agencies face a 120-day deadline to streamline procurement and maintain "deep, proactive" partnerships with willing private-sector companies.
- Senator Elizabeth Warren demanded hearings on Monday with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, arguing the voluntary model-review provision gives AI companies a "free pass at the expense of Americans" safety and security.
- The administration is contending with "distillation attacks" from Chinese labs and preparing a forthcoming CISA directive, as Jack Shanahan, founder of the Pentagon's Joint AI Center, noted there is "no other interpretation" regarding the memo's origin in the Anthropic dispute.
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