The US Department of Defense has signed agreements with eight technology companies, including Google, Nvidia, and SpaceX, to integrate AI into its military operations. This initiative aims to establish the US military as an AI-first fighting force and enhance decision superiority across all warfare domains, with a focus on lawful use.

Eight technology companies, including Google, Nvidia and SpaceX, have struck deals with the Pentagon to help the US military gain an edge on the battlefield. “These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establishing the United States military as an AI-first fighting force and will strengthen our warfighters’ ability to maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare,” the Department of Defence said on Friday. The companies will deploy their AI technology on the department’s...