Military experts fear the Pentagon’s been sucked into the AI hype machine

So I've come across this issue in my last few years serving the DoD in various roles. I have no problem with our continuing to research and develop new innovative ideas, but the problem is, some leaders believe these ideas already exist and are mature enough to put into the operational fold. We were constantly told to take a look at these rough ideas and consider them for our programs, which ultimately delays our forward progress as we inevitably determine the new idea is not ready to go operational. And yet leadership continues to direct them our way. This is what DARPA, AFRL, and similar organizations in the DoD are for. To find that next best thing and develop it into a tool we can implement immediately.

I sincerely hope that they are paying attention to every aspect of AI.