Picogrid integrates ‘universal translator’ for stovepiped systems into Palantir’s Maven
The small company’s Legion software is also being integrated with Northrop Grumman’s AiON counter-drone system.
Johns Hopkins is building classified versions of its AI wargaming tools for DoD, IC
Developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, the GenWar and SAGE wargaming systems take different approaches to exploiting generative AI while guarding against its tendency to make stuff up.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
Army upgrades policy, technology to secure GenAI
The Army banned early government Large Language Models because they lacked features of the new Army Enterprise LLM Workspace, Army CIO Leonel Garciga told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.
Pentagon AI office, Army award Ask Sage $10M for GenAI expansion
The contract expands the Army’s “Enterprise Large Language Model Workspace” — just introduced in May — to users at OSD, the Joint Staff, and combatant commands worldwide.
‘OpenAI For Government’ launches with $200M win from Pentagon CDAO
A new OpenAI initiative will also “consolidate” the company’s existing work with government clients like the Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, Los Alamos and the Treasury Department.
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AI is only as smart as its data, so how to make it ready for real missions?
Artificial intelligence won't deliver on its promises and stop hallucinating unless it’s fed strong data as a source.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
Large Language Matchmaker: DIU tests AI to automatically bring innovators, agencies together
The “Digital OnRamp” will use Large Language Models to recommend which companies’ technologies might meet a given DoD organization’s needs.
AI for war plans: Pentagon innovation shop taps Scale AI to build ‘Thunderforge’ prototype
Working with Anduril and Microsoft, Scale AI will help military planners manage masses of operational data, starting at INDOPACOM and EUCOM.
Don’t blow the budget on ChatGPT: Army CIO sounds alarm on big bills for GenAI
“Let’s not have a bazillion flowers blooming in this space,” said Leonel Garciga. “That gets expensive very fast, and it gets really hard to protect our data.”
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For artificial intelligence to be mission-critical, it must hallucinate less
By fact checking the AI through a new verification process for Large Language Models, it’s possible to reduce hallucinations from 5-10 percent to as low as 0.1 percent.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
Pentagon launches new generative AI ‘cell’ with $100M for pilots, experiments
Taking over for Task Force Lima, the new AI Rapid Capabilities Cell (AIRCC, or “arc”) will test cutting-edge Large Language Models and other GenAI tools for everything from war planning to cybersecurity.
Show me the data: DISA leaders outline do’s and don’ts on industry AI pitches
“Don’t do [AI] just to say that you have it,” said DISA CTO Steve Wallace. “We’ve seen a lot of vendors who claim to have it, and when you peel back the onion, there’s not a whole lot of depth.”
Trust but verif-AI: Army will let genAI draft acquisition documents, with guardrails
A user can’t just say “write me a Request For Proposals” and get the AI to blurt out a draft, explained Ask Sage founder Nic Chaillan. Instead, the software will guide them through the process step by step – and use multiple AI models to check each others’ work.
Anduril unveils new cruise-missile like weapon, plus voice-controlled drones
The defense tech startup disclosed a new “Barracuda” weapon, and put on a demo for reporters where drone wingmen were controlled using voice commands.