Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worries

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Musk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems.

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  • Reported by NPR Top and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 UTC.

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