Topic: military applications
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OpenAI Models to Power US Military Operations
OpenAI's release of open-weight models has attracted US military and defense contractors, enabling secure, offline AI deployment in sensitive environments without cloud reliance. These models allow for deep customization using their weights, supporting mission-specific tasks like translation and ...
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Find Your Way Without GPS: Skyline Nav AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Skyline Nav AI is developing a vision-based navigation system called Pathfinder that uses AI to analyze surroundings and match them against a database, providing real-time guidance without relying on GPS signals. The technology is critical for national security as a countermeasure against GPS jam...
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Blended Wing Aircraft: The Future of Flight Is Coming
Blended-wing aircraft merge the fuselage and wings into a single structure, offering superior aerodynamic efficiency and potential for reduced emissions and improved fuel economy in commercial aviation. A key milestone was achieved in March 2025 with the successful test flight of a remote-control...
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Should We Trust AI Agents with Control?
AI agents offer significant benefits through autonomous decision-making but pose serious risks due to their speed and lack of direct human oversight, as seen in systems like smart thermostats and stock trading platforms. High-profile incidents, such as the 2010 flash crash, highlight the dangers ...
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Unlock a Digital Sixth Sense with Next-Gen Networks
Next-generation wireless networks are evolving into environmental sensors, using technologies like 5G to scan and map surroundings for objects and human presence. Fiber optic cables and distributed acoustic sensing enable long-distance monitoring of temperature, strain, and vibrations, with appli...
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