Antitrust investigations have deep implications for AI and national security

National security and antitrust are rarely part of the same conversation. The realities of today's AI ecosystem should challenge that dynamic. American AI innovation is concentrated in the private sector--particularly within its largest, most dominant firms. As these firms face antitrust scrutiny, policymakers and lawmakers alike need to consider the AI ecosystem that they will have a hand in creating. They will need to contemplate its competitiveness, its innovativeness, its responsiveness to defense and national-security needs, and its accessibility to government.