Pentagon plans to make US military ‘AI-first fighting force’ by pairing with companies

Agreements with artificial intelligence firms spark concerns over public spending, cyber security and domestic surveillance

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The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.

“These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establishing the United States military as an AI-first fighting force and will strengthen our warfighters’ ability to maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare,” the Pentagon said in statement.