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AI contract restrictions could threaten military missions, US official says

By Mike Stone

Mar 4 2026 6:45AM

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AI contract restrictions could threaten military missions, US official says

A senior Pentagon official said that ⁠commercial AI ⁠contracts signed under the Biden administration contained sweeping operational restrictions that threatened to paralyse US military missions in real time, including the ability to plan and execute combat operations. Emil Michael, ...

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