GoKawiilThere’s pressure to integrate it quickly with existing military tools. One defense official revealed it could even assist in selecting strike targets. OpenAI’s partnership with Anduril, which makes drones and counter-drone technologies, adds another hint at what is to come.
AI has long handled military analysis. But applying generative AI’s advice to actions in the field is being tested in earnest for the first time in Iran. Read the full story.
—James O’Donnell
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1 xAI has been sued over AI-generated child sexual abuse material
Victims say Grok was built to create porn from photos of real people. (WP $)
+ There’s a booming market for custom deepfake porn. (MIT Technology Review)
2 In a world-first, China has approved a brain chip for commercial use
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