Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, said that the U.S. Space Force is looking at automation and expanding into other orbits as a way to address threats associated with using ground stations. Speaking at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Calvelli said he […]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is seeking feedback on how open-weight artificial intelligence models affect the U.S. economy, national securities and communities. According to the NTIA, open-weight AI models allow developers to build on existing work, therefore broadening AI tools’ capabilities and availability to smaller organizations and individuals. Through its request for comments, the […]
Craig Martell, the Department of Defense’s chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, has emphasized that industry partnerships are crucial to acquiring high-quality data amid ongoing efforts to adopt automated solutions. The DOD’s data, analytics and AI adoption strategy places high-quality data, which Martell defines as “discoverable, accessible and available,” at the foundation of the department’s […]
The head of the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet made two key announcements for the service’s unmanned capabilities during the West 2024 Conference. According to Adm. Samuel Paparo, the Navy plans to establish its second, uniformed squadron to oversee unmanned surface drone capabilities to allow the service to own and operate its drones in certain spaces […]
The U.S. Navy is considering the use of generative artificial intelligence to automate the assignment of security classifications. David Broyles, research program director at the Center for Naval Analysis, said at the DON IT West conference on Wednesday that analysts can depend on large language models to analyze datasets to gain a better understanding of […]
The Federal Trade Commission is soliciting public comments on its new proposed rules to protect consumers from malicious artificial intelligence-generated government and business impersonation tactics. The new proposals would add protections to the consumer safeguards that the FTC earlier lined up in its notice of proposed rulemaking issued in October 2022. The proposed rules for […]
Eric Hysen, the Department of Homeland Security’s chief information officer and chief AI officer, expects the agency’s program to hire 50 artificial intelligence experts in 2024 to be “a major draw” for talents, even as the private sector provides higher pay to them. The DHS jobs, with annual pay ranging from $123,000 to $191,900, offer […]
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has revealed that at least two of the five vendors in the collaborative combat aircraft program will proceed to the next development phase in the coming months. Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Anduril are vying to deliver drones that will fly alongside fifth- and sixth-generation fighter jets, […]
Adm. Samuel Paparo, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, has suggested deploying a large task force of low-cost, long-range unmanned sensor platforms, such as drones and robot ships, to closely monitor Chinese military activities in the West Pacific. Speaking at a Defense Innovation Unit event on Tuesday, Paparo said artificial intelligence can analyze the fleet’s data to […]
The U.S. Navy’s chief of naval operations is optimistic about the service’s ability to operate a manned-unmanned fleet within the next decade. Speaking at the WEST 2024 conference on Tuesday, Adm. Lisa Franchetti shared that the Navy is keen on integrating the manned-unmanned teaming concept by 2030. Franchetti also said the service will create the […]
