Donald Trump · White House · Pentagon · Engadget
Trump's latest memo puts 'most pushed AI in the world' into the military's hands
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The memo also prevents companies from altering AI models being used by the military without prior approval.
Key facts
- Less than a week after signing an executive order that attempts to regulate the booming AI industry, President Trump has signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum that aims to put cutting
- However, the administration is still interested in influencing "frontier models" as Trump's executive order from earlier this week would grant the US government a 30-day window to review them
- More specifically, the memo said that the US government would do "rapid onboarding of the most advanced AI models from multiple vendors
- Along with the faster adoption, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will have to issue an updated directive on autonomous weapon systems
Summary
Less than a week after signing an executive order that attempts to regulate the booming AI industry, President Trump has signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum that aims to put cutting edge AI tools into the hands of the US military. "The men and women who defend our nation deserve the best, most secure and most reliable AI in the world, and our citizens deserve to know it is handled responsibly with the care and seriousness they expect," Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said on X. More specifically, the memo said that the US government would do "rapid onboarding of the most advanced AI models from multiple vendors.