"In 2018, more than 3,000 Google workers protested the company's involvement in 'the business of war' after finding out the company was part of Project Maven, then a nascent Pentagon effort to use computer vision to rifle through copious video footage taken in America's overseas drone wars."
"Today, the tool known as Maven Smart System is being used in US operations against Iran. How the US military's top brass moved from skepticism about the use of AI in war to true believers has a lot to do with a Marine colonel named Drew Cukor."
"Colonel Cukor, an intense Marine intelligence officer described to me by one of his seniors as 'a one-man wrecking ball' who took on military orthodoxy, defense bureaucracy and the pursuit of AI warfare to his own cost."
Project Maven began with skepticism at the Pentagon, particularly regarding its potential for lethal targeting. In 2018, over 3,000 Google employees protested the company's involvement, fearing the implications of AI in warfare. Despite internal controversies, Project Maven progressed, with its AI tool now utilized in US operations against Iran. The shift from doubt to belief among military leaders was significantly influenced by Marine Colonel Drew Cukor, who challenged military norms and bureaucracy in advocating for AI warfare.
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