Spear AI raises first round of funding to apply AI to submarine data

John McGunnigle, co-founder of Spear AI, stands aboard the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS New Hampshire, which he commanded before retiring and entering the private sector, in this undated handout image. Spear AI/Handout via REUTERS

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A startup founded by U.S. Navy veterans aiming to help the U.S. military use artificial intelligence to decipher data gathered by submarines has raised its first round of outside capital.