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DARPA Wants AI to Learn Language as Human Babies Do
The Pentagon’s research wing is funding efforts to build AI language systems that learn more like people and less like machines.
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Solving One of the Hardest Problems of Military AI: Trust
There are many gaps, and most won’t be solved by code but by conversation.
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The Newest AI-Enabled Weapon: ‘Deep-Faking’ Photos of the Earth
Step 1: Use AI to make undetectable changes to outdoor photos. Step 2: release them into the open-source world and enjoy the chaos.
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Without JEDI, Pentagon’s AI Efforts May Be Hindered
DOD won’t be able to fully harness AI unless it manages to build — or buy — a national-defense cloud.
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The Pentagon is ‘Absolutely Unapologetic’ About Pursuing AI-Powered Weapons
Much criticism of military AI projects is rooted in "grave misperceptions," say current and former defense officials.
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The US Military Is Creating the Future of Employee Monitoring
A new AI-enabled pilot project aims to sense “micro changes” in the behavior of people with top-secret clearances. If it works, it could be the future of corporate HR.
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‘This is Not About Me and Google,’ Says Dunford, Who Will Meet Execs Next Week
Artificial intelligence businesses in China help an authoritarian government and erode America’s military advantage, the Joint Chiefs chairman said.
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Russia Racing to Complete National AI Strategy by June 15
That’s just one of several high-tech deadlines Putin set recently.
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CYBERCOM Seeks Troops Who Can Wield Artificial Intelligence
AI won’t solve the military’s shortage of cyber professionals but can act as a force multiplier to ease the strain.
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Inside DARPA's Ambitious 'AI Next' Program
The defense research agency seeks artificial intelligence tools capable of human-like communication and logical reasoning that far surpass today’s tech.
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Don’t Call It an ‘Arms Race’: US-China AI Competition Is Not Winner-Takes-All
The most common framing of the two countries’ artificial-intelligence development is dangerous.
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Russia’s New ‘AI Supercomputer’ Runs on Western Technology
The 1-petaflop Zhores is built on California circuitry, and it’s hardly alone.
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DARPA Thinks AI Could Help Troops Telepathically Control Machines
The Pentagon is looking to build artificial intelligence into neural interfaces to let humans control machines with their thoughts.
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There’s a Big Obstacle to the Pentagon’s New Strategy to Speed AI to Troops
Defense officials want to accelerate the delivery of artificial-intelligence tools from the lab to the field. But it's hard to obtain the massive data streams that make AI work.
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Trump To Feds: Prioritize Artificial Intelligence Work
A sweeping executive order to be signed Monday will push agencies to boost funding, improve training, and propose regulations for AI-related efforts.
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China’s Rapid AI Development Has Its Limits: Report
Chinese artificial-intelligence researchers are aware of ways their work lags the United States’ — and Beijing is working to fix those.
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The Pentagon’s First AI Strategy Will Focus on Near-Term Operations — and Safety
The document is intended to make commander think through the implications of their new artificial-intelligence tools.
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Putin Orders Up a National AI Strategy
The Jan. 15 instruction follows a year of Russian efforts to better unify public and private AI research.
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DARPA Thinks Insect Brains Might Hold the Secret to Next-Gen AI
They’re small, efficient and capable of basic reasoning, and researchers want artificial intelligence tools to do the same.
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