Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

The Capitol is seen reflected on a window of the Keck Center, a National Academies building, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19, 2023.

Senators plan briefings on AI to learn more about risks

Public attention paid to AI and its offshoots skyrocketed following the November rollout of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

3 days ago

New robotics job field may be coming to the Marine Corps

Marine leaders aren’t yet sure how they will find or train people with the knowledge to operate autonomous systems.

5 days ago

UAS

Air Force official’s musings on rogue drone targeting humans go viral

A "thought experiment" from the service that went viral highlights the possible dangers that could come from giving autonomous drones too much power.

Multiple companies could win work on US Army’s Project Linchpin AI

Through Project Linchpin, the service intends to deliver artificial intelligence capabilities across the intel, cyber and electronic warfare worlds.

9 days ago

US Army may ask defense industry to disclose AI algorithms

"It's not to get at vendor IP," Young Bang said. "It's really about, how do we manage the cyber risks and the vulnerabilities?"

10 days ago

‘Adversarial AI’ a threat to military systems, Shift5′s Lospinoso says

The former Army captain told a Senate Armed Services panel how artificial intelligence can impact military operations.

12 days ago

A handful of Blue Bear drones are seen in a field during artificial intelligence and autonomy testing among AUKUS partners in April 2023.

Swarms of AI-fueled drones, vehicles track targets in AUKUS tests

More than 70 military personnel and contractors participated in the experiment, part of the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Pillar, or Pillar 2.

2 weeks ago

John Sherman, the Pentagon chief information officer, speaks May 3, 2023, at the TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Pentagon won’t pause pursuit of AI, CIO Sherman says

“I’ve said this in other venues, and I’m going to say it here today, that I know some have advocated for taking a knee for six months,” he said. “No."

2 weeks ago

Why the military moves faster than government on AI

A Q&A with a former member of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence about how agencies can get around talent and budget constraints.

2 weeks ago

White House unveils efforts to guide federal research of AI

The U.S. government and private sector in recent months have begun more publicly weighing the possibilities and perils of artificial intelligence.

2 weeks ago

South Korea company fuses AI with imagery to detect ballistic missiles

SI Analytics, headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea, previously competed in U.S. Defense Innovation Unit challenges.

3 weeks ago

Geospatial-intelligence agency making strides on Project Maven AI

The project was created in 2017 to take data, imagery and full-motion video from uncrewed systems, process it and use it to detect targets of interest.

3 weeks ago

U.S. Marines conduct maintenance on Assault Breacher Vehicles during the Robotic Complex Breach Concept on Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, in 2019.

Lawmakers seek special focus on autonomy within Pentagon’s AI office

"If we’re going to have unity of purpose, it needs to be in a single place," said Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

3 weeks ago

This picture, taken on Jan. 23, 2023, in Toulouse, France, shows screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT.

ChatGPT’s chief calls for new federal agency to regulate AI

Altman proposed the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems.

4 weeks ago

Ohio Air National Guard Capt. Travis Dancer exits his aircraft after landing at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 in July 2021.

Pentagon’s AI office rebooting global experiments for JADC2

Craig Martell said his team took the reins of the Global Information Dominance Experiments to “understand what’s the right way to get after JADC2.”

5 weeks ago

Senate’s China bill to restrict advanced tech exports, bolster allies

The Senate is preparing a new bill meant to hamper China's artificial intelligence development and help back Pacific security partners.

5 weeks ago

Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, leader of U.S. Army Cyber Command, gestures as she answers a question May 2, 2023, at the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, Maryland. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)

US cyber leaders look to AI to augment network activities

If planes can fly and land using autopilot, ARCYBER boss Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett said, it is "not scary to run a network in an automated way."

5 weeks ago

Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, now the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, is seen here at the Air Force Information Technology & Cyberpower Conference in August 2019.

Generative AI providing fuel for hackers, DISA Director Skinner says

Generative AI is “one of the most disruptive” technological developments in a “very long, long time,” DISA's Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said.

6 weeks ago

Connectivity will ‘make or break’ US military use of AI, official says

The Pentagon is pursuing seamless networking through a connect-everything campaign known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or JADC2.

6 weeks ago

AI & ML

The Pentagon is turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve logistics and battlefield problems with the hopes of accelerating operations. To stay up on the latest advances, read here.

Public attention paid to AI and its offshoots skyrocketed following the November rollout of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Marine leaders aren’t yet sure how they will find or train people with the knowledge to operate autonomous systems.

A "thought experiment" from the service that went viral highlights the possible dangers that could come from giving autonomous drones too much power.

Through Project Linchpin, the service intends to deliver artificial intelligence capabilities across the intel, cyber and electronic warfare worlds.

"It's not to get at vendor IP," Young Bang said. "It's really about, how do we manage the cyber risks and the vulnerabilities?"

The former Army captain told a Senate Armed Services panel how artificial intelligence can impact military operations.

More than 70 military personnel and contractors participated in the experiment, part of the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Pillar, or Pillar 2.

“I’ve said this in other venues, and I’m going to say it here today, that I know some have advocated for taking a knee for six months,” he said. “No."

A Q&A with a former member of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence about how agencies can get around talent and budget constraints.

The U.S. government and private sector in recent months have begun more publicly weighing the possibilities and perils of artificial intelligence.

SI Analytics, headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea, previously competed in U.S. Defense Innovation Unit challenges.

The project was created in 2017 to take data, imagery and full-motion video from uncrewed systems, process it and use it to detect targets of interest.

"If we’re going to have unity of purpose, it needs to be in a single place," said Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Altman proposed the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems.

Craig Martell said his team took the reins of the Global Information Dominance Experiments to “understand what’s the right way to get after JADC2.”

The Senate is preparing a new bill meant to hamper China's artificial intelligence development and help back Pacific security partners.

If planes can fly and land using autopilot, ARCYBER boss Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett said, it is "not scary to run a network in an automated way."

Generative AI is “one of the most disruptive” technological developments in a “very long, long time,” DISA's Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said.

The Pentagon is pursuing seamless networking through a connect-everything campaign known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or JADC2.