As Pentagon Races to Deploy AI, Operational Challenges Highlight Risks

Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Artificial intelligence (AI) is often framed as a force multiplier that can accelerate decision-making and produce valuable information. Meanwhile, AI deployment exercises have yielded mixed results, highlighting challenges such as systems stalling and unpredictable software outside controlled environments. Some defense insiders believe that AI tools also introduce new safety and escalation risks if not developed, evaluated, and trained correctly. Over the past year, U.S. military testing has demonstrated that some AI systems are failing in the field. In May 2025, Anduril Industries worked with the U.S. Navy on the launch…