How the Pentagon plays into Trump’s sprawling artificial intelligence ‘Action Plan’
America's AI Action Plan features 19 recommendations that involve the DoD, including the creation of a "virtual proving ground."
AI Transformational Model accelerates battle staff decision-making ‘seven-fold’ in Air Force experiment
In the service’s inaugural DASH experiment, coders from both industry and the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis (ShOC-N) spent two weeks building "agentic AI" tools that staff officers then tried out in high-pressure conflict scenarios.
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JADC2 gets its first C2 gateway authorized to update itself
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
‘No human hands’: NGA circulates AI-generated intel, director says
NGA puts a "template" on the products that "literally acknowledges … what you are looking at has not been touched by human hands,” said Director Frank Whitworth. “It's important [for] combat commanders and the Secretary and the President that they have that knowledge.”
‘Distrust and verify’: Marines warily embrace generative AI with new guidance, task forces
The USMC “Guidance on Generative Artificial Intelligence,” issued in December, takes a cautiously optimistic approach to chatbots and tells commands to stand up task forces to evaluate potentially useful GenAI.
Pentagon developing ‘Responsible AI’ guides for defense, intelligence, interagency — even allies
The Responsible Artificial Intelligence Toolkit — essentially an interactive online checklist on how to safely, ethically, and legally develop AI — will also be updated to incorporate last week’s National Security Memorandum from President Biden.
How new White House AI memo impacts, and restricts, the Pentagon
The policy imposes extensive safeguards on a host of AI applications, from intelligence reports and collateral damage assessments to cyber warfare and nuclear strikes.
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Pioneering the future of airborne ISR: ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR 600
Blending superior optics, advanced stabilization and AI-powered autonomy in a compact and rugged system, ASELFLIR 600 delivers unmatched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
Clear guardrails mean faster progress on AI: Biden signs sweeping guidance for DoD & IC
In the tech race with China, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan argued, American ethics aren’t a hindrance: “It's a little bit counterintuitive, [but] ensuring security and trustworthiness will actually enable us to move faster, not slow us down.”
NGA slates $700M for AI data labeling; launches standard model push
Data labeling is key to enabling the AI model to properly separate friend from foe, explained Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth.
When AI makes a fatal mistake, who’s to blame? Air Force Secretary weighs morality and reality
“Whatever weapon systems we employ have to be consistent with the laws of armed conflict. The problem isn’t that. We know what those rules are and I think we know how to impose them on our systems,” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “It’s who do you hold accountable.”
NATO updates AI strategy for the age of ChatGPT
While generative AI can churn out dangerous disinformation, the revised AI strategy warns, it has so much potential upside that “It is vital for NATO to use these technologies … as soon as possible.”
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
US, China will meet in Geneva this week to discuss ‘AI Risk’
Mid-level officials from the NSC and State Department will lead the talks, which follow on Xi-Biden summit last November. No public joint statement is expected, let alone a formal agreement.
Can tech reduce civilian deaths in conflict? Mark Milley isn’t so sure.
"How are we going to reduce civilian deaths to the smallest amount humanly possible?" asked Palantir's Alex Karp this week. "That is a tech problem.”
US joins Austria, Bahrain, Canada, & Portugal to co-lead global push for safer military AI
Two US officials exclusively tell Breaking Defense the details of new international "working groups" that are the next step in Washington's campaign for ethical and safety standards for military AI and automation - without prohibiting their use entirely.
Avoiding accidental armageddon: Report urges new safety rules for unmanned systems
Even if China doesn’t agree to or abide by new “confidence-building measures,” CNAS scholar Tom Shugart says, the US and its allies should adopt them unilaterally to reduce the risk of accidents or worse in the West Pacific.