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During a Tuesday morning press briefing, Pentagon leaders fielded an out-of-the-ordinary query from a reporter seeking clarity on reports of Iran’s military using “kamikaze dolphins.” Loading audio narration… “I haven’t heard the kamikaze dolphin thing,” Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replied, wondering aloud if the…
AI is making white-collar work more efficient, proponents of the technology say. Employees’ eating habits may tell another story. Loading audio narration… When companies such as Atlassian, Block, and Snap, announced mass layoffs earlier this year, they cited one common factor: AI. The technology, they said, has led them to…
A Google DeepMind employee said that he was “incredibly ashamed” to be a researcher at the company after it signed a deal with the Pentagon for classified operations. Loading audio narration… “I’m speechless at Google signing a deal to use our AI models for classified tasks. Frankly, it is shameful,”…
Around 600 Google employees sent a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday, urging him not to let the company’s AI technology be used by the US military for classified operations. Loading audio narration… The letter, signed by employees in Google’s DeepMind and Cloud divisions, cited a recent Information report that Google…
The Department of Defense has picked a dozen companies to develop space-based interceptors for Golden Dome, moving forward amid concerns the technology might be too expensive to field. Loading audio narration… Golden Dome is the Trump administration’s proposed missile defense system to counter threats from foes like Russia and China.…
The Iranian military has been digging out its remaining missiles and launchers, Pentagon leadership said Thursday as the US Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports continues amid negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Loading audio narration… The US and Israel have bombarded Iran’s missile launchers and storage facilities, as well as its…
A federal judge has granted Anthropic a major reprieve as the AI company challenges the Pentagon’s effective blacklisting.On Thursday, US District Judge Rita Lin granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily block the “Presidential Directive” that ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology, and Defense Secretary Pete…
A federal judge in San Francisco lit into the Pentagon on Tuesday for its attempt to blacklist Anthropic following a dispute over its AI. Loading audio narration… “It looks like an attempt to cripple Anthropic,” Judge Rita Lin said at a hearing on Tuesday to decide whether the government’s “supply…
Google told employees that it was confident its work with the Department of Defense aligned with the company’s AI principles — and that it was “leaning more” into securing national security work with governments, Business Insider has learned.In a Google DeepMind town hall in January, leaders including CEO Demis Hassabis…
A group of nearly 150 retired judges has joined the list of Anthropic’s supporters in its fight with the Pentagon.In a brief filed on Tuesday, 149 retired federal and state judges said the Department of War’s labeling of the AI company as a “supply chain risk” was unfounded. Anthropic is…
