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U.S. spending on legacy weapons mirrors Kodak investing in film
“The most recent defense budget basically said, let's buy a ton more weapons, of weapons that have already been designed. And politically, that's incredibly popular, right, because those weapons are built in congressional districts all over America. It's very e…”
No secret U.S. government lab possesses AI superior to commercial industry
“I am not breaking some, like, security clearance or classification rules to tell you this here, but there is no super secret government lab with, like, advanced AI way better than commercial industry. The government, the military, they are behind commercial in…”
AI's impact on national security will match the invention of aircraft
“No, this is a complete revolution. It will take decades to unfold, but it will be on the same scale as the invention of aircraft, right, for the early.”
Over 95% of military drone data is never viewed
“Right now, for instance, on just drone platforms alone, more than 95% of the data that is collected is never viewed by anyone, ever.”
China announced a $2.1 billion investment in a new AI center
“China's just announced that they were investing 2.1 billion dollars to open up a new AI research center that is all consistent with their strategy of military civil fusion.”