人类学家罗伯托·冈萨雷斯发布研究报告，揭示硅谷主要科技公司与美国防部之间日益深化的合作关系1。微软在2018-2022年间获得135亿美元国防合同，亚马逊获得102亿美元，谷歌母公司Alphabet获得43亿美元1。这三家公司在该时期的国防合同总额至少达280亿美元1。
防务科技初创企业也获得了大量资本支持1。风险投资机构在2021-2023年间向这些初创企业投入近1000亿美元，较前七年增长40%1。冈萨雷斯的研究表明，这一趋势正导致美国防部支出向AI驱动系统倾斜1。然而，由于大部分国防合同属于保密范畴，实际支出规模不透明，但持续呈增长态势1。
Anthropologist Roberto González has released research revealing the deepening integration between major technology companies and the U.S. Pentagon in defense contracting.1 Between 2018 and 2022, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google's parent company Alphabet secured approximately $280 billion in defense contracts combined, with Microsoft receiving $13.5 billion, Amazon $10.2 billion, and Alphabet $4.3 billion during this period.1 The five largest technology companies accumulated at least $53 billion in defense contracts from 2019 to 2022.1
Beyond established tech giants, venture capital has dramatically accelerated investment in defense technology startups.1 From 2021 to 2023, venture investors channeled nearly $100 billion into defense tech ventures, representing a 40 percent increase compared to the preceding seven years.1 González's findings, detailed in his 2022 work "War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future," highlight how this trend is redirecting U.S. Department of Defense spending toward artificial intelligence-driven systems.1 However, the true scale of these expenditures remains opaque due to the classified nature of most contracts, and spending continues to grow.1
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