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The Pentagon Is Using This $1.2 Billion Startup’s AI To Automate Cyberwarfare

The Pentagon is using AI from a $1.2 billion startup, Twenty, to automate cyberwarfare, with Khosla Ventures investing $30 million in the company. Twenty leverages AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI to run hacking campaigns for the Department of War.

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The Pentagon Is Using This $1.2 Billion Startup’s AI To Automate Cyberwarfare
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By Thomas Brewster, Forbes StaffSource:

Forbes InnovationKhosla Ventures is putting $30 million into Twenty, a cyber startup that uses AI models from

AnthropicandOpenAIto run hacking campaigns for the Department of War.Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.

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