Lyft exec Craig Martell tapped as Pentagon’s AI chief: Exclusive Interview

Lyft exec Craig Martell tapped as Pentagon’s AI chief: Exclusive Interview
Lyft exec Craig Martell tapped as Pentagon’s AI chief: Exclusive Interview

“I’m convinced we’re going to be able to do some great things,” Craig Martel told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview. “But they’re going to be hard things. It’s going to be a challenge.”

Pentagon creates new overseer for innovation: chief digital and artificial intelligence officer

Pentagon creates new overseer for innovation: chief digital and artificial intelligence officer
Pentagon creates new overseer for innovation: chief digital and artificial intelligence officer

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Defense Digital Service and Chief Data Officer will now report a new Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence officer

AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection

AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection
AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection

The Pentagon’s new Chief Data Officer says real-world surveillance missions must be redesigned to capture high-quality data to train machine-learning algorithms.