For years, the artificial intelligence race was defined by a simple question: who could build the most powerful model. Increasingly, a different question is emerging: who can move the fastest?

That reality was underscored this week when US President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 11, a directive designed to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across the American national security apparatus. The document seeks to reduce the gap between the pace of innovation in the private sector and the often slower processes of government agencies and the military.

At first glance, the memorandum appears to be an administrative effort focused on procurement and technology integration. Viewed alongside broader developments in the AI sector, however, it points to a more significant shift. Washington appears to recognize that the next phase of AI competition will not be defined solely by who develops the most advanced technology, but by who can absorb, deploy, and continuously update new capabilities faster than rivals.

The issue emerges clearly from a recent paper published by Anthropic. The company argues that Claude now contributes to the majority of the code integrated into its systems and that AI tools are significantly increasing research and engineering productivity. Whether recursive self-improvement eventually becomes reality remains a matter of debate. What is already visible is something more immediate: artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to accelerate the development of more artificial intelligence.

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