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June 20, 2026

Senate and House NDAA drafts include restrictions on AI in nuclear weapons and lethal force

Also: Z.ai releases MIT-licensed GLM-5.2 claimed to match frontier performance‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

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Saturday 20 June 2026

Transformative AI
Senate and House NDAA drafts include restrictions on AI in nuclear weapons and lethal force
The Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled extensive AI provisions in its version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on 10 June, including what amounts to a prohibition on the use of artificial intelligence in nuclear weapon launch decisions and a requirement for human judgment in lethal force determinations.

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