Trump Memo Accelerates Military AI Use

Former President Donald Trump>>> issued a memo calling for the United States>>> military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence. The memo emphasizes the need to protect civil liberties and maintain human oversight over autonomous weapon systems. It requires the United States — United States Department of Defense>>> to update its directive on autonomous weapon systems to reflect AI's evolving capabilities and ensure AI systems respect the chain of command. The memo also restricts AI use for censorship, ideological bias, or unlawful surveillance against American citizens. This directive comes amid growing anxiety over AI's societal impact and a dispute between the Pentagon and tech companies like Anthropic>>>, which sued after Donald Trump>>> tried to stop federal agencies from using its chatbot and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth>>> labeled it a supply chain risk. Concerns about military AI use were also highlighted by Israel>>>'s war in Gaza and Lebanon, where U.S. tech giants reportedly aided target tracking, raising fears about civilian casualties. Adm. Frank Bradley>>> of U.S. Special Operations Command also spoke on the need for human safeguards in AI deployment.