Technology & AI
The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
Source: WIRED · Published

The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
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