Artificial Intelligence

Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon?

Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment.

NIST sets up new task force on AI and national security

The Testing Risks of AI for National Security Taskforce will bring federal expertise to test artificial intelligence models in critical use cases.

New rule aims to stop US investors from funding Chinese AI, quantum research

The new rule conscribes U.S. investment in technological areas of national-security interest.

White House issues AI guidelines for national-security agencies

The new memo requires agencies to monitor, assess, and mitigate AI risks related to invasions of privacy, bias, and other human rights abuses.

Researchers sound alarm on dual-use AI for defense

That shiny Silicon Valley tool comes with big risks for civilians, according to a new report.

New AI-powered strike drone shows how quickly battlefield autonomy is evolving

First-person drone piloting is yesterday’s news. Drones are becoming smarter as the electronic environment around them makes operator communication more difficult.

Is ‘Big AI’ beating 'small AI'—and what does it mean for the military?

Efforts to build giant, power-hungry models may be squeezing out the kind of computing-at-the-edge projects the military actually needs.

The Army wants to roboticize forklifts

Training a robot loader needs more soldier interaction than you may suspect.