{"id":117156,"date":"2026-06-03T09:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=117156"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:26:46","slug":"117156","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=117156","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Trump administration is looking to push artificial intelligence in the U.S. military as it faces pressure from military leaders and companies to implement safeguards.<\/p>\n

In a recent annual special forces conference in Tampa, Florida, Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, told attendees that troops \u201chave to be very careful about how we come to (AI\u2019s) employment and its inspiration into the delivery of lethality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, as humans, have to have the confidence that \u2026 it\u2019s going to deliver violence only where we intend it to be delivered,\u201d Bradley said.<\/p>\n

In response to the remarks, a Pentagon official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the\u00a0Monterey Herald<\/a>\u00a0that the Pentagon was focussing on efforts to make \u201cfunctional battlefield tools\u201d with AI to help troops identify targets quickly.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, U.S. Special Operations Command officials said AI should not be a tool for eradicating targets, but to assist troops to focus on their mission. Sgt. Maj. Andrew Krogman said at the conference that AI could be used for administrative tasks or to modernize workflows.<\/p>\n

AI has already been used by the military to identify targets, including the use of Palantir’s Maven Smart System, which integrates Anthropic\u2019s Claude AI to speed up targeting and planning.<\/p>\n

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing to integrate AI into the military.<\/p>\n

Hegseth said he would reject AI models that \u201cwon\u2019t allow you to fight wars,\u201d in a recent speech at Elon Musk\u2019s space flight company, SpaceX in south Texas. He also said that military AI systems should operate \u201cwithout ideological constraints that limit lawful military applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

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President Trump has also championed AI development as an economic engine, and pledged to undo AI safety regulations from the Biden era.<\/p>\n

However, the administration\u2019s push to integrate military AI has been complicated by its legal battle with Anthropic. On Feb. 27, Trump ordered U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI models after CEO Dario Amodei declined the Pentagon\u2019s demands to allow unrestricted use of its AI model, citing dangers around autonomous drones and mass surveillance.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Republicans are divided over whether to embrace the AI industry or to approach it with caution, as voters express fears over its impact on American society, jobs, and energy costs.<\/p>\n

Concerns have also grown within the Trump administration. At the Treasury Department\u2019s headquarters, Secretary Scott Bessent and former\u00a0<\/strong>Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting warning against cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic\u2019s advanced Claude Mythos model.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, President Trump on May 21 withdrew from a plan to sign a new AI executive order hours before an expected White House ceremony due to concerns that it could soften America\u2019s tech edge. The order was aimed at developing a framework for the government to vet national security risks from new AI systems before releasing them publicly, according to\u00a0AP News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re leading China, we\u2019re leading everybody, and I don\u2019t want to do anything that\u2019s going to get in the way of that lead,\u201d Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon has reached deals with Anthropic competitors, including Google, OpenAI and Space X, for AI technology that will \u201caugment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments,\u201d the Defense Department said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president wants us to be pro-innovation. He wants us to win the AI race against all other countries in the world,\u201d said Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday at a White House press briefing. “We also want to make sure that we\u2019re protecting people.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about security risks, he said the administration was taking a collaborative approach with tech companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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