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Policy

A Judge Ruled the Pentagon's Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Unconstitutional

Anthropic refused to let the military use its AI for mass surveillance or killer robots. The Pentagon punished it for that. A federal judge just said that punishment was illegal.

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Policy

Autonomous Drones Are Already Killing Without Accountability. That Is the Real AI Weapons Problem

A military surgeon argues the danger from AI in weapons is not some far-off sci-fi threat. It is happening now, and the law of war is not keeping up.

4 min read
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Robotics

Neros Technologies raises $250 million to push combat drones into the field by 2026

The two-year-old defence start-up is now valued at $2.5 billion and plans to build a million drones a year by 2028, including an AI-guided attack drone and one designed to shoot enemy drones out of the sky.

4 min read
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Policy

AI Could Cure Cancer or Cement Autocracy. Which Way It Goes Is Up to Us

Author and academic Katherine Rundell argues that artificial intelligence carries two entirely opposite futures inside it, and that education is the place where that choice gets made.

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Policy

Google's Biggest AI Reshuffle Signals a Culture Shift, Not Just a Org Chart Tweak

Jeff Dean is leaving after 27 years, Demis Hassabis is stepping back from day-to-day leadership, and insiders say a Pentagon contract may be at the root of it all.

4 min read
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AI Security

Ukraine Fits 50,000 Attack Drones With AI That Locks On and Follows Moving Targets

A US software company has developed a 'fire-and-forget' kit for Ukraine's cheap Shrike drones, letting a human point at a target and hand the rest to an AI system.

3 min read
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Robotics

Eric Trump-Backed Startup Wants to Send Armed Humanoid Robots Into Combat

Foundation Future Industries says it will give its Phantom robot lethal capabilities within months. Experts say a truly autonomous robot soldier is still decades away.

3 min read
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Robotics

US Military Used Explosive Drone Boats in Combat for the First Time

On the night of July 12, three unmanned sea drones destroyed an Iranian submarine and a naval maintenance facility. America had never used this kind of weapon in a real attack before.

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