Project Maven

Project Maven tells the dramatic story of how, in 2017, a small team gathered in a windowless Pentagon room to put artificial intelligence at the heart of American military operations.

Led by a Marine Corps colonel driven by the deaths of US troops and concerns about AI-enhanced adversaries, the team raced to deploy AI systems in active combat zones.

Based on more than 200 interviews with Project Maven insiders and opponents, the book chronicles how the group navigated Pentagon bureaucracy, enlisted Silicon Valley companies, and deployed little-tested AI algorithms for target identification, ultimately transforming AI warfare from science fiction into military reality.