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The Pentagon's new AI playbook treats slow adoption as a bigger risk than imperfect alignment

The US Department of the Navy has signed a strategy to "weaponize" data and AI and build an "AI-first" fleet. Large language models would run directly on warships, and an AI war council would prioritize mission scenarios. The core message is that moving too slowly carries greater risks than "imperfect alignment." The article The Pentagon's new AI playbook treats slow adoption as a bigger risk than imperfect alignment appeared first on The Decoder .

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Published: 18 July 2026
Source: The Decoder
Category: News
Topics: Safety & alignment · Military & security
Retrieved: 19 July 2026

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ethics.ai (18 July 2026), “The Pentagon's new AI playbook treats slow adoption as a bigger risk than imperfect alignment,” evidence record 11700, https://ethics.ai/record/11700 (originally published by The Decoder).

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