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America 250: Artificial intelligence and autonomy: The new decision advantage
The U.S. Department of Defense has increasingly adopted artificial intelligence to process vast military data and gain decision advantage. Initiatives like Project Maven (2017), the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (2018), and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (2022) demonstrate AI's role in enhancing battlefield awareness, autonomous systems, and threat detection while retaining human oversight.
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