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Civilian Protection in the Age of Military AI: What Congress’s New Legislative Proposals Reveal About Emerging Safeguards
The U.S. military's use of AI in targeting operations, including Anthropic's Claude and the Maven Smart System, has sparked congressional efforts to regulate military AI through proposed legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senators introduced bills in 2026 to establish safeguards, amid controversies over AI-driven munitions deployment and supply chain risks involving companies like Anthropic and OpenAI.
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