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Big Tech Alums Drive AI Adoption In Pentagon Amid Safeguard Concerns
The Trump administration is using a new Pentagon office, staffed by alumni of Amazon, Palantir, Meta, and Salesforce, to accelerate the adoption of AI in the military, despite concerns about safeguards and accountability. The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is leading the effort to integrate AI systems into weapons, combat decisions, and surveillance regimes, with potential implications for the future of warfare. The office’s ties to Big Tech companies, which are competing for lucrative military contracts, have raised questions about the influence of corporate interests on defense policy, as reported by The Lever.