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Palantir software demos and DOD records show how the military may be using AI chatbots, including the kinds of queries and the data used to generate responses (Caroline Haskins/Wired)

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Defense officials have shown how AI chatbots could support targeting decisions. Palantir demos illustrate that the military could use these chatbots to generate war plans, drawing on data from Department of Defense records. The demonstrations reveal the kinds of queries the systems can handle and the data used to produce responses.
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How it was reported
- MIT Tech Review·Defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions
- Wired·Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans
- TechMeme·Palantir software demos and DOD records show how the military may be using AI chatbots, including the kinds of queries and the data used to generate responses (Caroline Haskins/Wired)
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