India, May 31 -- The United States Department of Defence announced a series of agreements with seven artificial intelligence companies as part of its bid to expand the use of AI on the battlefield.

With SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services on board, the defence department has stated that the collaborations will allow the US military to establish an "AI-first fighting force."

Amid the push, US President Donald Trump also abruptly called off plans to sign a new AI executive order hours before an expected White House ceremony. The executive order was set to regulate the use of artificial intelligence. Trump's postponement of signing the order also comes as part of the US' race with China in the indu...