US allies lack resources to keep pace on AI, top Pentagon official says
Summary
A top Pentagon official said that America's closest allies do not have the same resources or experience to use artificial intelligence (AI) in their militaries as the US does. The Pentagon is helping these allies avoid mistakes made by the US while quickly adopting new AI tools to improve military decisions and actions.Key Facts
- Cameron Stanley is the chief digital and AI officer at the Department of War.
- Stanley said NATO countries and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance lack the scale, experience, and resources the US has for AI in the military.
- The US is working with allies to help them avoid the same errors the US made when adopting AI.
- Since January, the Pentagon launched GenAI.mil (an AI chatbot used by 1.7 million people) and Agent Network (a system to speed up intelligence decisions).
- Pentagon leaders are tracking how fast AI tools are deployed as part of expanding military computing power.
- The AI targeting program, Project Maven, was used heavily during a US air campaign against Iran in 2026. It helped strike over 13,000 targets in 38 days.
- Some US Congress members have demanded answers about civilian casualties from AI-guided strikes, including a strike on an Iranian school reportedly killing many children.
- Stanley emphasized that old ways of working are risky, and the military must change to get AI tools to soldiers faster.
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