Pentagon deploys 100,000 AI agents, escalating algorithm warfare with China

Levi Li

, DIGITIMES Asia, Taipei

May 7, 2026, 12:31 0

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on May 05, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia. Credit: AFP

The Pentagon has deployed more than 100,000 AI agents through its GenAI.mil platform, marking a broader shift toward algorithm-driven warfare and expanding the US military's push into AI-powered combat operations.

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