Posted 3/27/2024, 9:10:17 PM
U.S. Military’s AI Spending Skyrockets Over 2,000% in a Year
- U.S. government spending on AI increased by over 1,200% from Aug 2022 to Aug 2023, driven by Dept of Defense
- DoD committed spending on AI contracts increased from $190M before Aug 2022 to $557M before Aug 2023
- Potential DoD spending on AI contracts surged from $269M to $4.3B over the same period
- Military spending increase on AI so large it makes other agencies' spending negligible
- Report from think tank Brookings Institution analyzes growth in federal AI spending