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‘More capable than anything we have’: lawmakers, witnesses, express alarm on UFO phenomenon
Witnesses recounted other-worldly events, but the head of the government office investigating those claims isn’t biting.
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AI is supposed to become smarter over time. ChatGPT can become dumber.
‘The real takeaway is that Large Language Models are unstable,’ one expert said.
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New DIU head seeks to scale up DOD, Silicon Valley tech partnerships
Pentagon must reassure the startup world by showing it can put new commercial technology into operation, says the new head of the Defense Innovation Unit.
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US is losing AI edge to China, experts tell lawmakers
‘China will be able to outspend us if they choose to do so,’ said one former senior Pentagon official.
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A US soldier is in North Korean custody. What happens now?
Travis King joins a list of Americans held by North Korea—Americans who have had mostly bad experiences.
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 129: After the NATO summit + a trip to the Pacific
Patrick Tucker explains what he learned during a recent trip to Indo-PACOM headquarters in Hawaii.
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America's Pacific allies want more joint exercises, short-supply munitions
China’s neighbors are learning from the Ukraine war—including the value of long-range fires.
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Ukraine disappointed, but NATO summit sees progress on several fronts
Sweden is expected to get a formal OK for membership and the alliance is to release new battle plans. There's even a sidelines commitment to Ukraine.
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Tuberville holds on military nominations hurting readiness against China, says Deputy Defense Sec
From NDAA amendments and ‘poison pill’ spending bills to promotion holds, Republicans' efforts are frustrating Pentagon officials.
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As China ramps up military activity, Pentagon looks to accelerate networked warfare tech and exercises
The U.S. is working to retain “decision advantage” in the Pacific, in anticipation of a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
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China’s Commercial Space Ventures Pose A Variety of Threats, DOD Officials Say
Officials worry China may do for commercial-space capabilities what it did for cheap telecom equipment.
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How 5G Is Enabling Autonomous Military Inspector Drones in the Pacific
5G could play a big role in streamlining logistics issues through AI and virtual reality.
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How Prigozhin’s Baby Coup Weakened Everyone in Russia
“Everybody who's anybody in Russia would try to have a private army now”
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Lawmakers Push Biden Officials On ATACMS, Cluster Munitions, Greater Support for Ukraine
“Now is our moment”: a bipartisan chorus of lawmakers is urging more and faster arms transfers.
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The Pentagon’s Ambitious AI Plans Look Less and Less Like ChatGPT
The military needs tools that can structure data, deliver insights, and be trusted.
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US Navy to Test AI-Powered Virtual Assistant for Crews
Sailors with tech problems at sea will soon be able to chat with a new AI.
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Air Force Lab Seeks Higher-Risk, Higher-Reward Breakthroughs
At the Defense One Tech Summit, AFRL's tech chief says the lab wants to answer science questions that have never been asked.
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More than Half of the Pentagon’s Major Arms Efforts Are Late, GAO Finds
The watchdog urges the military to better follow commercial practices.
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Macron Will Push NATO For ‘Concrete’ Security Guarantee for Ukraine
With alliance membership still unsure, French president wants the next best thing.
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