Pentagon nears use of untested AI in life-and-death war targeting decisions James O'Donnell | MIT Technology Review | March 19, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/03/19/pentagon-nears-use-of-untested-ai-in-life-and-death-war-targeting-decisions/ The US military might use generative AI systems to rank lists of targets and make recommendations—which would be vetted by humans—about which to strike first, according to a Defense Department official with knowledge of the matter. The disclosure about how the military may use AI chatbots comes as the Pentagon faces scrutiny over a strike on an Iranian school, which it is still investigating.