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Execs from Palantir, Meta, OpenAI being brought into U.S. Army as colonels to turbocharge military's use of drone warfare, robot soldiers, other high-tech killing machines

Army says it's part of a plan to tap commercial technology resources that will increase 'efficiencies' on the battlefields (i.e. killing fields) of the future.

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Jun 25, 2025
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Top executives from tech giants Meta, Palantir, and OpenAI are being sworn into the Army Reserves at the rank of lieutenant colonel. That’s an officer’s rank typically reserved for someone who has served for years and has led thousands of men into combat.

Known as Detachment 201, the new “Executive Innovation Corps” will be responsible for the military’s…

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