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Pentagon Drone Program Is Using Google AI — Bloomberg Technology

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Google’s artificial intelligence technology is being used by the U.S. Department of Defense to analyze drone footage, Mark Bergen of Bloomberg Technology writes.

Here is the link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-06/google-ai-used-by-pentagon-drone-program-in-rare-military-pilot

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