Fix It Before It Breaks: SOCOM, JAIC Pioneer Predictive Maintenance AI

Fix It Before It Breaks: SOCOM, JAIC Pioneer Predictive Maintenance AI
Fix It Before It Breaks: SOCOM, JAIC Pioneer Predictive Maintenance AI

“He said you’ve got tremendous people, you prototype pretty effectively, and you’re absolutely terrible — he had some more colorful words than that — for machine learning,” Gen. Thomas said. “It gave me a spark … and turned me into a zealot.”

Legal Scholars, Software Engineers Revolt Against War Robots

Legal Scholars, Software Engineers Revolt Against War Robots
Legal Scholars, Software Engineers Revolt Against War Robots

While countries like Russia and China are investing heavily in artificial intelligence without restraints, the US and allied militaries like South Korea face a rising tide of opposition.

Artificial Intelligence Will Help Hunt Daesh By December

Artificial Intelligence Will Help Hunt Daesh By December
Artificial Intelligence Will Help Hunt Daesh By December

THE NEWSEUM: Artificial intelligence is coming soon to a battlefield near you — with plenty of help from the private sector. Within six months the US military will start using commercial AI algorithms to sort through its masses of intelligence data on the Islamic State. “We will put an algorithm into a combat zone before…

Cardillo: 1 Million Times More GEOINT Data In 5 Years

Cardillo: 1 Million Times More GEOINT Data In 5 Years
Cardillo: 1 Million Times More GEOINT Data In 5 Years

UPDATED: Adds Details On New Data Partnerships; IC Works With DepSecDef Video Task Force GEOINT: To cope with the gargantuan increase in data sure to come, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency must broaden its outreach to industry and the civil community, and, at the same time, ensure that it does a better job of ensuring…

IARPA, Amon-Hen & Aladdin: Next Gen Intel

IARPA, Amon-Hen & Aladdin: Next Gen Intel
IARPA, Amon-Hen & Aladdin: Next Gen Intel

CORRECTED: NPOI Remains In Use For SSA GEOINT: Think about technology to identify suicide bombers and high value targets who’ve been blown to bits without using DNA. The Intelligence Community’s version of DARPA, IARPA, is doing just that with a program designed to use proteins from hair and keratin (which makes up much of the…

The War Algorithm: The Pentagon’s Bet On The Future Of War

The War Algorithm: The Pentagon’s Bet On The Future Of War
The War Algorithm: The Pentagon’s Bet On The Future Of War

Thinking about robots and war often brings to mind HAL, the apparently well-meaning but ultimately destructive computer in 2001, or the metallic creatures of death in the Terminator series. Today, however, the Pentagon wants to push the concept in a different direction. With advanced adversaries like Russia and China copying the smart weapons, stealth fighters, and…

‘Algorithmic Warfare:’ DSD Work Unleashes AI On Intel Data

‘Algorithmic Warfare:’ DSD Work Unleashes AI On Intel Data
‘Algorithmic Warfare:’ DSD Work Unleashes AI On Intel Data

WASHINGTON: The technophilic Deputy Defense Secretary, Bob Work, just stood up a task force to advance the use of artificial intelligence in military intelligence. This is not SkyNet, an AI with its finger on the launch button. Instead, the first project for this Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team will be developing AI to sort through vast…