Military AI Coalition Of 13 Countries Meets On Ethics
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center convened a dozen foreign partners, ranging from NATO allies to Israel, Japan, Korea, and neutral Finland & Sweden.
JAIC Wants AI ‘Victory Gardens’ Across DoD
Instead of the Joint AI Center building everything in-house, the JAIC is creating technical and contracting tools to help any Defense Department organization launch its own AI projects.
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3D vision is redefining how drones navigate without GPS
As “dirty” RF and contested environments proliferate, autonomy increasingly depends on resilient positioning.
China Is Not Ahead Of US On AI: JAIC Chief & Gen. Hyten
While China has invested heavily in “brute force” big data, Nand Mulchandani and aides said, US companies are far more innovative --- but will they work with the Pentagon?
AI To Fly In Dogfight Tests By 2024: SecDef
After an AI beat humans 5-0 in AlphaDogfight simulations this summer, Mark Esper announced, a future version will be installed in actual airplanes for “a real-world competition.” But military AI will adhere to strict ethical limits, he said.
Making War A Software Problem: JAIC Director On JADC2
Victory lies not in the weapons themselves, Nand Mulchandani says, but in AI algorithms that advise commanders on how best to wield them.
‘We May Be Losing The Race’ For AI With China: Bob Work
Robert Work, who pushed hard for AI under Obama, calls for major reforms to catch up with China and Russia. His model? Adm. Rickover's creation of the nuclear Navy in the 1950s.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
More Ambitious ABMS Demo Uses 5G: Roper
"ABMS is about taking the concept of the OODA Loop and transcending it from something that people do to something that machines do," says Will Roper, AF acquisition czar.
Skyborg: Bold Example Or Another Joint Mistake?
Is the Air Force about to make the same mistakes with Skyborg that it made with the F-22 and F-35? Sure, they created the most capable aircraft in the world, but they neglected to give them the capacity to share their assessment of the air battlespace situation with our other fighters—and sharing data is the […]
Deloitte Wins $106M JAIC Contract To Build AI Toolkit
The Joint Common Foundation will put a standard set of tools in the cloud, where any Defense Department AI project can use them.
Pentagon AI Gains ‘Overwhelming Support’ From Tech Firms – Even Google
Despite past battles over Project Maven and other military uses of AI, “Google and many others” are now working with the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, its new acting director says.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Air Force Expands AI-Based Predictive Maintenance
WASHINGTON: The Air Force plans to expand its “predictive maintenance” using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to another 12 weapon systems, says Lt. Gen. Warren Berry, deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection. “I continue to believe that predictive maintenance is a real game changer for us as an Air Force,” […]
HASC Emerging Threats Bolsters JAIC: NDAA 2021 Markup
"Our ability to apply AI and other emerging technologies faster than our adversaries will allow us to maintain our competitive edge over Russia and China," Rep. Elise Stefanik, ranking of the HASC emerging threats subcommittee, said.
AF Should Consider New Combined ISR/Cyber/EW Command: Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
"There are a lot of autonomous systems in DoD today. There are very few, and I would say really no significant, AI enabled autonomous systems," says Shanahan, who is trying to change that.
Joint AI Center Turns To Air Force cloudONE As JEDI Stalls
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center needs three things: new acquisition authorities, more staff, and the cloud. With JEDI delayed ‘potentially many more months,’ director Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said, he’s turning to an Air Force alternative.