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The Download: The Pentagon’s new AI plans, and next-gen nuclear reactors

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MIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: The Download: The Pentagon’s new AI plans, and next-gen nuclear reactors Date: 2026-03-18 12:38 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/18/1134371/the-download-the-pentagons-new-ai-plans-and-next-gen-nuclear-reactors/ <p><em>This is today’s edition of </em><a href="ht…

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AI models like Anthropic's Claude are already used to answer questions in classified settings, including for analyzing targets in Iran
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Training on classified data would embed sensitive intelligence—like surveillance reports or battlefield assessments—into the models themselves
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An approaching wave of new nuclear reactors could introduce fresh challenges to nuclear waste management
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The Pentagon wants to mass-produce the Lucas kamikaze drones it used to strike Iran
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US officials say Anthropic can't be trusted with warfighting systems
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Uncrewed narco subs could move more cocaine over longer distances without putting human smugglers at risk of capture
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The Pentagon plans to set up secure environments for generative AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data
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Allowing AI models to train on and learn from classified data is a major new development that presents unique security risks
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OpenClaw is now the largest, most popular, the most successful open-sourced project in the history of humanity and is definitely the next ChatGPT
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