Speed wins in modern conflict, and A.I. will help America

War Secretary Pete Hegseth put it plainly in his recent memo on military AI transformation: “speed wins.” In an era of unprecedented technological acceleration and multi-polar risk, the winners must create a truly “AI-first military”. And that requires overcoming challenges unique to delivering AI to military commanders and warfighters.

The science-fiction nature of current and emerging AI capabilities is already our reality. State actors are already using frontier models for complex cyber espionage.