Pentagon Going All-In On Artificial Intelligence

The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the Pentagon briefing room, in Arlington, Virginia, on January 8, 2020. Al Drago/Reuters 

Roll Call: Pentagon aims to spread artificial intelligence across military services 

New contract procedures to make it easier for small companies to bid on AI uses for the military 

After spending the past few years demonstrating how artificial intelligence tools can boost U.S. military efforts, the office responsible for overseeing such programs at the Defense Department is shifting its focus to helping military services and agencies figure out how to incorporate the technologies in their systems. 

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, who became director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center in October, said the small office can be more effective in seeding artificial intelligence technologies across the department by being a “catalyst for success for others” rather than developing those tools by itself.

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WNU Editor: The Pentagon is putting its money where its mouth is .... For fiscal 2021, the Pentagon sought a total of $841 million for artificial intelligence efforts across the department.

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