Business
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.
Ideas
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.
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The Convergence of Man and Machine, But Better
Three steps to improve how we plan investments and prioritize changes across the military.
Science & Tech
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.
Science & Tech
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.
Science & Tech
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.
Science & Tech
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.
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Four Things the Pentagon Needs to Do to Advance Its AI
The view from NSCAI’s executive director.
Threats
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.
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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.
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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.
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The Next Steps For the Pentagon's AI Hub
Six ways the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center can accelerate the military’s use of AI.
Science & Tech
2021 Is the Year the Small Drone Arms Race Heats Up
The cat-and-mouse of drone defense and offense is entering a new phase.
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What AI Can and Cannot Do for the Intelligence Community
A realistic appraisal of artificial intelligence shows limits but real promise.
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Putin Urges AI Limits — But for Thee, Not Me?
An attempt to parse the two themes sounded by Russian leaders on artificial intelligence.
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Are AI Professionals Actually Unwilling to Work for the Pentagon?
A CSET survey finds a more nuanced situation than public perception might indicate.
Science & Tech
More Computers Would Bring Military AI Along Faster, New JAIC Chief Says
Groundbreaking tools are around the corner, 3-star general says. The limiting factor is lack of computing power to grind through giant Pentagon datasets.
Science & Tech
Pentagon's 'AI Factory' Looks To Distribute Tools Across DOD
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will begin rolling out its Joint Common Foundation next year, its new director says.
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