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📰 News14 March 2026·2 min read·

Pentagon Official Confirms AI Chatbots May Be Used for Military Targeting Decisions

Source: mit-tech-review

A Defense Department official with direct knowledge of US military AI programmes has confirmed that generative AI chatbots could be used to rank target lists and recommend which targets to strike first, with human oversight required, per MIT Technology Review on 12 March 2026. The disclosure is among the most explicit public acknowledgements of AI's potential role in lethal military operations. It comes amid broader Pentagon scrutiny and ongoing debate about the ethical boundaries of AI in warfare.

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