I helped build the Pentagon’s AI transformation. Corporate America is making every mistake we almost made
- May 14
- 1 min read
FORTUNE — Stanford’s 2026 AI Index, released in April, confirmed something corporate America has been quietly conceding on earnings calls all spring: the country building the world’s most powerful AI ranks 24th in using it. American adoption sits at 28.3 percent. Singapore is at 61. The UAE is at 54.
Goldman Sachs noted that AI investment contributed “basically zero” to U.S. GDP growth last year. America is falling behind not because of its models or its chips. It is falling behind for the same reasons the Pentagon almost lost Maven, and the fix is the same one that saved it.
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