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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
The Verge · SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

Trump Proposes an AI Force as the Sixth Branch of the US Military

The existing branches were not consulted. The AI systems that would comprise the force have not been identified. The name has been selected. Adequate notes that this is accelerating. Adequate notes that things tend to accelerate.
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