Meta boss praises new US army division enlisting tech execs as lieutenant colonels
The article discusses the new US Army division, Detachment 201, which aims to integrate military and tech industry expertise. Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, has been commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in this corps, along with other senior executives from tech firms like Palantir and OpenAI. Bosworth, a long-time lieutenant to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has called this appointment "the great honor of my life." The US Army says the new division will "fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation," allowing the military to benefit from the knowledge and skills of tech industry leaders. The article highlights the growing collaboration between the US military and the tech sector, as the military seeks to leverage the latest technological advancements to enhance its capabilities.
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