AI & ML

Opinion

5 steps to better artificial intelligence procurement

Over the past 75 years or so, we have come simply to accept that policy lags technology.

Pentagon AI boss seeks ‘justified confidence’ to take tech into battle

Not a soldier but a data scientist, Martell headed machine-learning at companies including LinkedIn, Dropbox and Lyft before taking the job last year.

Pentagon teams with MIT on artificial intelligence, big-data education

Building trust between man and machine is a complex process, often requiring repeated exposure, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Opinion

We need hard laws on military use of AI — and soon

Is pushback by China, Russia and India insurmountable?

Pentagon debuts new data and AI strategy after Biden’s executive order

The strategy joins structures recently stood up within the Pentagon to govern data and artificial intelligence.

Countries at UK summit vow to tackle AI’s ‘catastrophic’ risks

Harris said the world needs to start acting now to address “the full spectrum” of AI risks, not just existential threats such as massive cyberattacks.

Britain unveils details on AI defense programs

One involved a beach-landing exercise, while the other looked at helicopter maintenance.

Opinion

CISA cybersecurity plan offers possibility of real results

These objectives commit CISA to partnering with the private sector to protect America’s critical infrastructure, the author argues.

Biden seeks to move quickly on AI safeguards with executive order

Using the Defense Production Act, the order will require leading AI developers to share safety test results and other information with the government.

Opinion

Guarding the AI frontier: A proposal for federal regulation

The technology may soon allow malevolent actors to unleash pandemics, supercharge massive cyberattacks and accelerate the spread of disinformation.

Harris to attend AI summit at former base for WWII codebreakers in UK

She'll deliver a speech outlining the Biden administration’s approach to AI on Nov. 1 before attending a summit on the technology the next day.

Philippine military ordered to stop using artificial intelligence apps

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro issued the order in an Oct. 14 memorandum.

Aging IT burdens Pentagon leaders seeking change, Google’s Dahut says

Karen Dahut was named CEO of Google Public Sector in September 2022. She previously led defense ventures at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Congressional commission calls for more nuclear arsenal expansion

The U.S. should expand its capabilities beyond current modernization plans despite industrial constraints, it said in a report.

General Atomics: New radar to turn Gray Eagles into anti-drone hunters

The first batch of Gray Eagle 25Ms are now being built with the Eagle Eye radar for delivery in 2026, and General Atomics said more are on the way.

Opinion

The digital engineering accelerators powering the Army’s modernization

DE has assumed a central role in Army innovation, helping propel the operating forces into a new era of readiness.