The Pentagon Doubles Down on AI–and Wants Help from Big Tech

In the 1960s, the Department of Defense began shoveling money towards a small group of researchers with a then-fringe idea: making machines intelligent. Military money played a central role in establishing a new science--artificial intelligence. Sixty years later, the Pentagon believes AI has matured enough to become a central plank of America's national security. On Tuesday, the department released an unclassified version of its AI strategy, which calls for rapid adoption of AI in all aspects of the US military. The plan depends on the Pentagon working closely with the tech industry to source the algorithms and cloud computing power needed to run AI projects.