The omnibus appropriations bill agreed to by House negotiators would increase funding for the Pentagon's marquee artificial intelligence program by $100 million in fiscal year 2018. The FY-18 legislation would fund the Pentagon's Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team, otherwise known as Project Maven, to the tune of $131 million after the Defense Department sought just $31 million for the program in its budget request. The project is funded with research and development dollars under "general support" to the under secretary of...