On the recordOctober 23, 2026
Military AI is going to be a race for the foreseeable future where the risks to U.S. national security of moving too slowly outweigh the impacts of imperfect alignment.
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Pete Hegseth
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npr.orgPete Hegseth: “Military AI is going to be a race for the foreseeable future where the risks to U.S. national security of moving too…”
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Discussing the urgency of AI development.
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