Musk in the Pentagon’s Secret Race to Develop Killer AI Drone Swarms

Washington | Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its wholly owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secretive new Pentagon competition to develop voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, according to people familiar with the matter.

The entry of the two Musk companies – whose merger he announced in early February – into a new dimension of AI-powered weapons development marks a new and potentially controversial departure for Musk. While SpaceX is an established defense company and Musk is enthusiastic about advancing AI, he is among those who have also previously spoken out against the development of “new tools to kill people.”

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