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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
The U.S. Is Waging AI-Assisted War on Iran. Here’s How"For somebody who spent years talking about how we're moving too slow, I'm now concerned about how fast we're moving," said Jack Shanahan, a retired lieutenant general and adu...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Quote of the Day: Tech’s Big Bet On Weapons Is Paying Off“I wouldn’t be surprised if this is called America’s first A.I. war.”...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Iranian School Was on U.S. Target List, May Have Been Mistaken as Military SiteThe Iranian elementary school building where scores of children were killed as the U.S. and Israel began their massive aerial campaign was on a U.S. target list and may have b...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Anthropic CEO Says Pentagon Ban Less Harsh than Hegseth Had ThreatenedThe official designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” delivered to the company Wednesday, imposed much milder penalties on the AI giant than Defense Secretary Pete H...
By Paul Scharre & Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Assault on Anthropic Sends Shock Waves Across Silicon ValleyThe Trump administration’s declaration that AI company Anthropic would be cut off from all government contracts shook the tech industry late Friday, hardening political and cu...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Here’s What Smart People Are Saying About Anthropic’s Public Spat with the PentagonAnthropic has drawn a hard line with the Pentagon. CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday that the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Defense Department's request th...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech over AI safety disputeThe Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology and imposed other major penalties, culminating an unu...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Anthropic Sees Support from Other Tech Workers in Feud with PentagonAnthropic PBC got a vote of support from Silicon Valley workers for its increasingly contentious public-relations battle with the Pentagon over how the military can use artifi...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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In The News
Technology & National Security
For Defense AI, Bubble, Bubble, Toil and … Bargains?: 2026 PreviewThe Pentagon could pick up technology and talent at bargain prices if soaring investments in artificial intelligence finally come crashing down in 2026, experts told Breaking ...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Chinese Use of Claude AI for Hacking Will Drive Demand for AI Cyber Defense, Say Experts
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In the wake of a report accusing China of using publicly available AI tech to launch cyberattacks, experts are warning cyber defenders they’re going to need some AI help of th...
By Josh Wallin & Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Experts link up in Thailand for US-China Track 2 dialogue on AI“The whole point of a Track 2 dialogue is to have open and candid discussions between countries that might not be able to have those same discussions at the official governmen...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
AI Targeting, Used in U.S. Airstrikes, Is Just The BeginningRetired Air Force General Jack Shanahan predicts that it will be five years before the US military feels comfortable enough to start using AI engines to recommend the ideal we...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon should experiment with AIs like ChatGPT — but don’t trust them yet: DoD’s ex-AI chiefs“I’m excited about the potential,” said Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jack Shanahan, founding director of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) from 2018 to 2020. “I pl...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Algorithmic Warfare: Pentagon Shakes Up AI, Digital BureaucraciesIn December, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks made waves when she issued a memo announcing the creation of a new key role that would report directly to her: the chie...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Algorithmic Warfare: Pentagon Shakes Up AI, Digital Bureaucracies
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In December, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks made waves when she issued a memo announcing the creation of a new key role that would report directly to her: the chie...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
