Science & Tech

Smaller, easier, smarter: what special operations forces need from AI, now

AI agents are coming to a special operations mission near you—if they can fit in the pack.

Policy

Autonomous weapons will be 'key part' of US warfare: Joint Chiefs chairman

Gen. Dan Caine said the Pentagon is looking at autonomous tech for drones and command-and-control, but lawmakers have questions.

Science & Tech

Navy scientists seek tech breakthroughs in areas that companies ignore

With private-sector R&D funding rising, the Office of Naval Research is adjusting to new budget priorities.

Policy

Spy agencies eye new Anthropic AI model that spots cyber flaws

Claude Mythos Preview has found vulnerabilities in "every major operating system and web browser," company officials say.

Science & Tech

Startup debuts agentic AI assistant for war

As the Pentagon eyes agentic AI, a veteran-founded company introduces a tool that puts the military first.

Policy

Judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic ban, calling it illegal retaliation

The court ruled that the Trump administration's actions were "arbitrary and capricious."

Policy

ODNI is building a framework to boost spy agencies’ AI adoption

A tech modernization push launched last year also included expanded threat hunting across IC networks, according to an official.

Ideas

Pentagon leaders called Claude AI 'woke.' Tests show otherwise.

The blacklist against Anthropic deprives the federal government of one of the most rigorously neutral—and capable—AI models.

Policy

StateChat users move to older AI model as State dumps Anthropic

The chatbot's new model is trained on data only through May 2024, 13 months behind Claude.

Science & Tech

Meet the startups trying to build military-specific AI

The Anthropic-Pentagon feud revealed a giant gap between what giant frontier models do and what troops actually need.