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US Army Reserve  fast-tracks commissions for silicon valley top brass
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Skip boot camp and push ups 

The US Army Reserve has pulled off a bizarre bit of military cosplay by commissioning four Silicon Valley bigwigs as lieutenant colonels, skipping the usual boot polish and push-ups.

Palantir’s AI joins NATO’s war machine
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Fastest deal in NATO history lands Maven on European frontlines 

NATO has rushed through a deal with Palantir to strap its Maven Smart System to the Alliance’s battlefield operations, sealing the contract in just six months.

Thiel shows how AI can kill people
Published in AI
Friday, 28 April 2023 12:32

Thiel shows how AI can kill people


Palantir demos how the military might use AI to fight a war

Palantir, the company owned by billionaire Peter Thiel, is launching the Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), software meant to run large language models like GPT-4 and alternatives on private networks.