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Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help?

Nonetheless, the Pentagon appears to be pushing ahead on its own, looking for ways to strengthen its ties with A.I. researchers, particularly in Silicon Valley, where there is considerable wariness about working with the military and intelligence agencies.


The Defense Department, believing that A.I. research should be a national priority, has called on the White House to “inspire a whole of country effort.”

Photo: Fluorescent planetary nebula 4,900 light-years away

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of planetary nebula NGC 3918, which is a part of the Centaurus constellation about 4,900 light-years from Earth, according to NASA.

Between the lines: A planetary nebula is a cloud of colorful gasses which surrounds a dying star — known as a red giant, according to NASA. The remnants of the star give off the light, which reflects in the gasses and creates the beautiful, dramatic colors seen in the photo.

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