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Pentagon Taps AI to Turn Decades of Defense Data Into Scientific Breakthroughs
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Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The US Department of Defense is integrating decades of its research data into the Department of Energy’s new AI-powered American Science and Security Platform. This initiative, part of the White House's Genesis Mission, aims to leverage high-performance computing and AI tools to speed up scientific discovery for national security.
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The Pentagon is now providing the training data. Your job is to bring the models that can turn it into breakthroughs.
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