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Pete Hegseth Announces Elon Musk as Co-lead to Future Warfare Project

The Mercury

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News24 host Rita Panahi reacts to Pete Hegseth announcing Elon Musk as co-lead to ‘Project Meridian’.

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This reporting outlines the appointment of Elon Musk to 'Project Meridian', a strategic initiative focused on the integration of emerging technologies into future warfare frameworks. The development signifies a shift toward leveraging private sector frontier AI and autonomous systems expertise for national defense applications. Such collaborations raise critical questions regarding the governance of lethal autonomous weapons systems and the escalation of catastrophic risks associated with AI-driven conflict. The integration of high-level tech leadership into military projects reflects a significant intersection of global security policy and frontier AI capability advancement.