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As US struggles to fill cyber defense jobs, Australia works to keep talent at home
Australia's artificial intelligence industry leaders point to a gap in the defense workforce at July 20 summit.
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Lockheed working on expendable, advanced drones to team up with Air Force fighters
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works hopes to have expendable drones ready for the Air Force to use in the next few years, if a war with China breaks out.
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Pentagon AI roadmap seen helping build warfighter, public trust
Department of Defense released an implementation plan for the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
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Booz Allen unveils $100M venture capital fund to back tech startups
Booz Allen hopes to fund four to six emerging firms each year with its new venture capital fund, and reinvest money raised from those investments in future companies.
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France approves final phase of Artemis big-data processing platform
The goal of Artemis is to provide France with a sovereign and secure big-data and AI processing platform that can exploit and analyze the massive volumes of data flowing from military equipment and sensors.
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US must invest in emerging tech to keep pace with China, Govini report says
Govini report said the U.S. government needs to put more spending toward emerging tech.
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Battlefield robots getting ‘common sense’ training before deployment
Although legged robots have existed for several years, in order to be deployed, they would need to adapt in real-time to unseen scenarios such as changing terrains, changing payloads and wear and tear.
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Senators seek boosts for JADC2, cyber mission, hypersonics in defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 16 published its summary of the annual defense bill, tackling everything from future network development to supply chain challenges, electronic warfare integration to hypersonic weapons development.
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Air Force using AI to improve weather models for military planning
“When planning military operations,” the deputy CIO said, “the weather can be a huge determiner of success or failure.”
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Russia’s invasion could return focus on armor and artillery, away from AI and robotics
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could force governments with technologically advanced militaries to reevaluate their investments in areas such as robotics and artificial intelligence, creating a renaissance for spending on armor and artillery, a panel of military leaders says.
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Pentagon’s Hicks expects real results from artificial intelligence office
“What I will say is that we have to be able to deliver,” said the deputy secretary. “We have to advance, and advance quickly, on the challenge set that the warfighter faces.”
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Why Martell left Lyft for Pentagon’s top AI job
“So when the deputy secretary of defense calls you up and says, ‘We would like you to take this job,’ you have to think really hard about why you wouldn’t take the job, and not the other way around.”
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Special operations forces need AI that can explain its decisions, says military data chief
“If they cannot explain to each other how they are making decisions programmatically, we’re never going to be able to win a strategic fight that is dominated by AI.”
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Pentagon’s AI, data office fully operational as leadership posts filled
Artificial intelligence, data and analytics have an influential new home at the Department of Defense.
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US military may need innovation overhaul to fight future wars, Milley says
The top U.S. military officer warned this week that the military may need to reorganize itself to fight future wars, which will be profoundly changed by artificial intelligence, robotics and other advanced technologies.
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AI less about ‘killer robots,’ more about Pentagon transformation, Groen says
“Implementation in the department, of course, is always a challenge,” the director said, “as new technology meets legacy processes, legacy organizations and legacy technology.”
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NATO launches AI initiative to ensure tech advantage
NATO defense ministers in October adopted the alliance’s first-ever artificial intelligence strategy, a summary of which described the capability as “changing the global defence and security environment.”
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McMaster says AI can help beat adversaries, overcome ‘critical challenges’
His remarks were made at the Nexus 22 symposium, a daylong event focused on autonomy, AI and the defense policy that underpins it.
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Pentagon must advance AI to stay ahead of rivals, industry execs tell Congress
“Put simply,” Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said May 3, “our adversaries are going to use AI against us, so we must use AI to defend against them.”
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US Navy cuts deal to see Microsoft’s tools before they hit the market
The Naval Postgraduate School and Microsoft will collaborate on areas where rapid advancements in commercial technology like cloud computing and data fusion can address critical military needs.
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NORAD’s VanHerck says artificial intelligence capabilities lacking
U.S. Northern Command earlier this year asked Congress for an additional $29.8 million to buy information technology equipment and to optimize infrastructure for artificial intelligence and machine learning at its joint operations center.
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Pentagon hails Lyft exec Martell for AI post
“He brings cutting-edge industry experience to apply to our unique mission set,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said April 25.
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What war in Ukraine reveals about information age conflict
Questions that need asking and topics that need addressing across the Department of Defense, Lt. Gen. Michael Groen said, include “the transformation of the character of warfare in an information age” and what that means for capabilities being developed or gear that is purchased.
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US and India launch talks about military AI
"It’s clear India has got an interest in bringing AI into national security,” said Jack Shanahan, a retired Air Force lieutenant general and former director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. “So, this is a good chance for the two defense departments to work together.”
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NORTHCOM wants millions more for AI and data handling
U.S. Northern Command has asked Congress for almost $30 million to buy information technology equipment and to optimize infrastructure for artificial intelligence and machine learning at its joint operations center with the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
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Pentagon taps LMI, MORSE for AI data deal
The Data Readiness Artificial Intelligence Development initiative spans “the entire AI data preparation lifecycle, from data ingestion, through labeling, right up to before model training begin,” according to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
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