{"id":260333,"date":"2026-05-31T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/as-the-pentagon-pushes-for-battlefield-ai-some-military-leaders-urge-caution\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:05:20","slug":"as-the-pentagon-pushes-for-battlefield-ai-some-military-leaders-urge-caution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/as-the-pentagon-pushes-for-battlefield-ai-some-military-leaders-urge-caution\/","title":{"rendered":"As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/halifax.citynews.ca\/2026\/05\/31\/as-the-pentagon-pushes-for-battlefield-ai-some-military-leaders-urge-caution\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-31 09:08:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: halifax.citynews.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) \u2014 The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies \u2014 and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform.<\/p>\n

Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, told attendees of a recent annual special forces conference in Tampa, Florida, that troops \u201chave to be very careful about how we come to (AI\u2019s) employment and its inspiration into the delivery of lethality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley said he can see a future where AI determines what targets to hit but that \u201cwe, as humans, have to have the confidence that \u2026 it\u2019s going to deliver violence only where we intend it to be delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n

The remarks from Bradley, who oversees the units that handle the military\u2019s most difficult and dangerous operations, about the need to ensure safeguards come as his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is pushing to rapidly evolve the military through AI. It is a push that has led to clashes with some tech companies worried about safety measures.<\/p>\n

Hegseth has insisted that the Pentagon be allowed to use the technology any legal way it sees fit. He told an audience of SpaceX employees in January he would reject any AI models \u201cthat won\u2019t allow you to fight wars\u201d and that his vision for the technology was systems that operate \u201cwithout ideological constraints that limit lawful military applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

AI\u2019s use in the military is part of the Republican administration\u2019s larger push to grow the capability it sees as a unique American advantage even as it faces pressure to ensure responsible safeguards.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump abruptly called off plans to sign a new AI executive order hours before an expected White House ceremony over concerns the measure could dull America\u2019s edge on AI technology.<\/p>\n

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