‘Poisoned’ data could wreck AIs in wartime, warns Army software acquisition chief

‘Poisoned’ data could wreck AIs in wartime, warns Army software acquisition chief
‘Poisoned’ data could wreck AIs in wartime, warns Army software acquisition chief

“Any commercial LLM that is out there, that is learning from the internet, is poisoned today,” Jennifer Swanson said, “but our main concern [is] those algorithms that are going to be informing battlefield decisions.”

Army identifying which programs will implement new data architecture

Army identifying which programs will implement new data architecture
Army identifying which programs will implement new data architecture

The service is also currently developing a risk management framework for Project Linchpin, the Army’s first program of record to help build out a trusted artificial intelligence/machine learning pipeline, according to Jen Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software.

As US Army transforms, it’s gleaning lessons about high- and low-tech fighting from Ukraine, Israel

As US Army transforms, it’s gleaning lessons about high- and low-tech fighting from Ukraine, Israel
As US Army transforms, it’s gleaning lessons about high- and low-tech fighting from Ukraine, Israel

Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, said the effectiveness of high- and low-tech fighting was “pushing into our guiding principles.”

‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24

‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24
‘Tremendous amount of power’: Army digital engineering strategy slated for FY24

Through digital engineering, the Army wants to move from manual processes to an all-digital environment, so much so that deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software Jennifer Swanson told Breaking Defense she hopes Army projects would be “born digital” within a few years.

‘Like Netflix’: After slow start, Army aims to ‘drastically’ accelerate software updates

‘Like Netflix’: After slow start, Army aims to ‘drastically’ accelerate software updates
‘Like Netflix’: After slow start, Army aims to ‘drastically’ accelerate software updates

Today, just nine of the Army’s 540 acquisition programs use the streamlined Software Pathway, but senior officials told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview they aim to “exponentially” increase that number by the end of next year.

‘Version one’ of Army’s data architecture plan slated for September

‘Version one’ of Army’s data architecture plan slated for September
‘Version one’ of Army’s data architecture plan slated for September

A new “innovation exchange” is being stood up at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., for industry vendors to test solutions for the Army’s yet-to-be-released Unified Data Reference Architecture.