AI & Autonomy
Two Cheers for the Pentagon’s New Data and AI Initiative
If the reorganization can overcome bureaucratic hurdles, it could preserve U.S. data and AI leadership.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 88: How Air Warfare is Changing
Four experts describe lessons from Iraq, Azerbaijan, Gaza, and more.
How Chinese Strategists Think AI Will Power a Military Leap Ahead
The U.S. military should ready itself for a warfighting environment in which the PLA’s realizes its vision of "intelligenization."
The Third Revolution in Warfare
First there was gunpowder. Then nuclear weapons. Next: artificially intelligent weapons.
Exclusive Interview: Lockheed’s CEO Wants His Company to Connect All the Pentagon’s Weapons
Jim Taiclet has been forming alliances with commercial firms in an attempt to give Lockheed a leg up over its competitors.
How We Get to Captain America-level Battle Speeds
We are on the verge of Hollywood-level fast, but the service branches need cultural change and cooperation for it to work.
The Convergence of Man and Machine, But Better
Three steps to improve how we plan investments and prioritize changes across the military.
US Needs to Defend Its Artificial Intelligence Better, Says Pentagon No. 2
AI safety is often overlooked in the private sector, but Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks wants the Defense Department to lead a cultural change.
South Korea to Add Robots-on-Rails and AI Surveillance to DMZ Border
The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea will be getting new surveillance technologies in the coming months, Korean news outlets report.
What 5G Will Actually Do for the U.S. Military
Lots of sensors, lots of data, open up the possibilities of energy conservation, better security, robot teaming, and much more, military experiments show.
US Army Explores Equipping Robots with Living Muscle Tissue
A scientist from the Army Research Lab gave a glimpse into its early work with biohybrid robotics.
Four Things the Pentagon Needs to Do to Advance Its AI
The view from NSCAI’s executive director.
DoD to Spend a Quarter-Billion Dollars Reorganizing Its Data for AI
JAIC leaders have called the lack of "data readiness" the biggest impediment to fielding artificial-intelligence tools.
A Solid Plan to Compete with China in Artificial Intelligence
The NSCAI’s new report should also be taken as the first plank in a national technology strategy.
Modeling Software Once Led Us to the Precipice of Nuclear War. What Will AI Do?
The Pentagon must heed the lessons of RYAN and Able Archer amid its artificial-intelligence aspirations.
The Next Steps For the Pentagon's AI Hub
Six ways the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center can accelerate the military’s use of AI.
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