Washington | Elon Musk’s SpaceX and wholly owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secretive new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, according to people familiar with the matter.
The entry of the two Musk companies – which he announced in early February would merge – into a new frontier of AI-enabled weapons development marks a new and potentially controversial departure for Musk. While SpaceX is a well-established defence contractor and Musk is enthusiastic about advancing AI, he is among those who have also previously argued against making “new tools for killing people”.
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