AI & Autonomy
Funding, force-structure issues could hinder Hegseth’s new autonomous command
The money to start AUTOWARCOM is to come from a reconciliation bill whose passage is in doubt.
Add ‘post-AI’ encryption to your to-do list
OpenAI’s trove of 400+ math results suggests traditional encryption may be at risk.
State Department orders staff to call AI ‘super intelligence’
An internal cable from the agency extends Trump’s terminology change to emails, speeches, websites and official titles.
The real job of the Army’s new ‘robotics technicians’ is constant adaptation
The age of battlefield autonomy demands more than just drone pilots and mechanics, Special Forces’ training chief says.
The lack of a shared lexicon is undermining responsible AI-military integration
We need a common way to talk about military AI—across services, agencies, and indeed, the world.
Hegseth, service secretaries discuss ‘generational change’ of Autonomous Warfare Command
Each of the services will also stand up a component command, defense secretary said.
Army converts Futures and Concepts Command to Futures and Autonomy Command
Officials released more details about its component organization under the Defense Department’s new Autonomous Warfare Command.
Army’s new command plans to streamline autonomous warfare acquisition
Experts weigh in on what it will take to be successful.
US spy chief tapped as White House AI czar
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will now helm broad domestic technology and economic policy discussions.
Hegseth plans ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’
The military’s 12th combatant command was among a slew of announcements in a Quantico speech Wednesday.
Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk'
The label is more typically assigned to companies suspected of ties to adversarial governments.
'Super Intelligence': the president’s new term for AI, explained
Trump is attempting to rebrand AI with an existing term of art.
Trump floats ‘AI Force’ to boost industry
He posted on social media that "we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows! However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that..."
Will airmen trust AI? The Air Force’s future plans depend on it
Getting leaders and operators comfortable with agents will require new doctrine, training, and permissions.
NGA official takes top AI job at Cyber Command
Ronzelle Green succeeds Reid Novotny, who pushed the combatant command to embrace the technology.
Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake news
AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them.
‘Digital employees’ are coming to the Defense Logistics Agency
Nearly 200 agentic-AI bots are already running autonomously as the combat support agency pushes ahead with AI-powered tools, CIO says.
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Maven is becoming the Pentagon’s everything app
MSS has replaced “six, eight, ten” systems that the military used to analyze data, AI chief says.
NSA wants AI to help analysts sift vast data troves
Tasks that take days or weeks will be done "much faster," says the agency’s cybersecurity chief.
