U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 Caleb Walker, a crew chief with the 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), poses in the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 9, 2024. 6 SWS, located at Cape Cod Space Force Station in Sagamore, Massachusetts, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim) — Soldier answers telephone in front of computers. Photo: Dave Grim/US Space Force

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Pentagon Risks Falling Behind Rivals in AI-Powered Influence and Information Ops: Study

Rojoef ManuelJuly 25, 2025

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The US military needs more advanced generative AI tools to keep pace with Russia and China in the realm of online influence and information warfare, a Pentagon-backed study has revealed.

Generative AI could give US forces a critical edge in influence campaigns – an area where rivals are already operating at a scale the Pentagon struggles to match, according to research published by California-based nonprofit policy think tank RAND Corporation.

It emphasized that America could fall even further behind if it fails to adopt the tech at scale.

Read the full story on our new publication, Military AI: Pentagon Risks Falling Behind Rivals in AI-Powered Influence and Information Ops: Study

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Rojoef ManuelJuly 25, 2025

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