The Pentagon announced a groundbreaking contract with Scale AI, a San Francisco-based startup, to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) agents into military planning and operations under a program dubbed “Thunderforge.”

This multimillion-dollar deal, spearheaded by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), marks a significant step toward AI-powered warfare, raising both excitement and concern about the future of military decision-making.

According to The Washington Post, the Thunderforge project will leverage AI tools developed by Scale AI, in collaboration with tech giants Microsoft and Anduril, a defense technology firm founded by Palmer Luckey.