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The Pentagon is looking to acquire killer AI. Should we be worried?

Why the US military wants AI that doesn’t ask questions

Pentagon Designates Key AI Contractor a ‘National Security Risk’

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a “supply-chain risk to national security”

Trump blacklists Anthropic over AI clash with Pentagon

President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to immediately halt the use of artificial intelligence systems developed by Anthropic

US to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into classified military systems

The Pentagon has reportedly signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s xAI to integrate its Grok chatbot into classified military systems

The Pentagon vs Anthropic: Why a tech giant is defying the US military on use of AI

US AI firm Anthropic is defying Pentagon demands to scrap mass surveillance and autonomous weapons safeguards on its chatbot Claude