VA uses hundreds of AI systems. Veterans may not know when they’re involved.
The VA’s recently released 2025 AI Inventory identifies 215 of those use cases as high-impact systems.
By Natalie Oliverio
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I once made my VA therapist cry. Then an AI chatbot got me talking about war and guilt
Talking with an AI chatbot started as a diversion, but later became a way to confess what I saw and did in Iraq, this veteran writes for The War Horse.
By Casey Elliott, The War Horse
Army using AI to update doctrine
Leaders at the Combined Army Doctrine Directorate have started training authors on generative AI tools to speed up research and drafting.
By Eve Sampson
AI-powered military neurotech: Mind enhancement or control?
AI's ability to monitor a warfighter’s mental state, visuals or inner dialog may outpace the ability to shield that data from misuse, some scientists say.
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
Hegseth announced that Grok will soon go live in DOD and that “all appropriate data” from military IT systems would be available for "AI exploitation."
ROTC students are helping the military defend against AI deepfakes
The Synthetic Media Lab at Syracuse University is building tools that will help organizations, including the U.S. military, to distinguish truth from hoax.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Army stands up AI, machine-learning career field for officers
The Army is considering broadening the program in the future to include warrant officers.
By Eve Sampson
New lab offers generative AI for defense wargaming
The hope is that AI players are realistic enough to facilitate the creation of multiple strategies during a wargaming exercise.
By Michael Peck
How wargaming can help us prepare for modern crises
We might not be able to predict the future perfectly given the speed of change. But we can test the options for potential futures.
By Natalia Zwarts, Rand Europe, The Conversation and Ondrej Palicka, Rand Europe, The Conversation
Army Southern European Task Force, Africa turns to AI for wargaming
The wargame, part of a deployment readiness exercise at Vicenza, Italy, took advantage of Maven, the Pentagon’s flagship AI project.
By Michael Peck
Army looking to increase AI role in personnel system
Shift in IPPS-A system is aimed at lowering paperwork for soldiers as Army continues shift from existing systems.
By Hope Hodge Seck