Pentagon says US military to be an 'AI-first' fighting force
The US military has agreed eight new contracts with big tech firms as it expands its artificial intelligence capabilities.
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"powerful AI tools could be used by defence agencies to conduct mass domestic surveillance and to deploy fully autonomous weapons of war."
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The US military has agreed eight new contracts with big tech firms as it expands its artificial intelligence capabilities.
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