The Pentagon is planning for AI companies to train on classified data, defense official says
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The Pentagon is planning to let AI companies train their models on classified military data in secure facilities, which would allow the AI to learn from and embed sensitive intelligence like surveillance reports. While this could make AI systems more accurate for military tasks, experts warn it creates risks: classified information that the AI learns could accidentally be shared with people or military departments that shouldn't have access to it, potentially endangering operatives or exposing secrets.
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Original source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/17/1134351/the-pentagon-is-planning-for-ai-companies-to-train-on-classified-data-defense-official-says/
First tracked: March 17, 2026 at 07:00 PM
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