The Download: Tracking the evolution of street drugs, and the next wave of military AI

In 2021, the Maryland Department of Health and the state police were confronting a crisis: Fatal…

Phase two of military AI has arrived

As I also write in my story, this push raises alarms from some AI safety experts…

China’s Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs

On Air Force fighter jets, magnets made of rare earth minerals that are mined or processed…

The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe’s Military Spending Boom

During a 24-hour swing through Copenhagen last month, Eric Slesinger met with engineers making maritime drones,…

The Download: How the military is using AI, and AI’s climate promises

For much of last year, US Marines conducting training exercises in the waters off South Korea,…

Generative AI is learning to spy for the US military

“We still need to validate the sources,” says Lowdon. But the unit’s commanders encouraged the use…