Facts & Figures: Assimilating Silicon Valley into Tech IndustryWithin the United States, an asymmetry in R&D spending and access to talent is leading to an increasingly deep and sophisticated partnership between global corporations and the Department of Defense (DOD). The military industrial complex is merging with the private sector in what could be described as an “innovation production complex.” In 2019 the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) increased funding for AI defense technolo...