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• Perspective on AI | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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  • June 23, 2020 - Meeting cancelled
  • SUMMARY OF THE 2018 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY Harnessing AI to Advance Our Security and Prosperity
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• Artificial intelligence Arms Race | Wikipedia
• Op-ed: Hyperwar is coming. America needs to bring AI into the fight to win — with caution | John Allen and Darrell West - Brookings Institution

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Data will be the fuel and the engine for everything the Defense Department has to do to bring intelligence and operations together, DOD's chief information officer told CIOs and technology leaders from across the department in a virtual global town hall meeting.

Dana Deasy said during the Aug. 12 event that quality data that is secure will also help to enable the development of artificial intelligence. With AI, humans and machines are going to collaborate effectively and efficiently in an ethical manner, Deasy said, lauding the progress being made by the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center's work over the last 18 months. DOD Leaders Provide Digital Modernization Updates | David Vergun - DOD News

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Dogfight

• Virtual fighter jets powered by AI are battling for the chance to duel a human | Rob Verger - Popular Science ... algorithms are competing in simulated showdowns that hint at the future of aviation.
  • Former Navy TOPGUN instructor says the AI that defeated a human pilot in a simulated dogfight would have 'crashed and burned' in the real world | Ryan Pickrell - Business Insider
  • AI vs. Human Fighter Pilot: Here's Who Won the Epic Dogfight | Kyle Mizokami - Popular Mechanics

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

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• DISA Issues AI Test & Evaluation Tech, Support RFI | Matthew Nelson - GovConWire
• DISA Seeks AI-Based Solution to Cyberattacks | Katie Malone - MeriTalk
• DISA plans for more Other Transaction Authority (OTAs) after early successes | Billy Mitchell - FedScoop ...

Software-Defined Enterprise (SDE) / Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

• Why DISA Has Embraced SDN for the Pentagon | Phil Goldstein FedTech ...Software-Defined Networking (SDN) makes it easier to provision networks for the Defense Department and also enhances network security.

Global Command and Control System-Joint Enterprise (GCCS-JE)

Vice Adm. Nancy Norton said the agency has three new OTAs it’s working to negotiate. The contracts will focus on assured identity on iOS devices; machine learning and artificial intelligence to bolster cybersecurity; and an evolution of the military’s joint situational awareness system, dubbed the Global Command and Control System-Joint Enterprise.

Overview of the Global Command and Control System – Joint Enterprise (GCCS-JE) DISA’s Global Command and Control System – Joint Enterprise (GCCS-JE) Program Manager Army Lt. Col. Patrick Major provides an overview of GCCS-JE, why it’s important, and how it will help mission partners with increased situational awareness.

Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)

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• Lawmakers want Joint AI Center directly under deputy secretary of Defense | Jackson Barnett - Fedscoop
• With $106M contract, JAIC takes major step building central AI platform for DOD | Jackson Barnett - Fedscoop ...Joint Common Foundation (JCF) AI development cloud platform, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS), Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) ready

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center of Excellence that provides a critical mass of expertise to help the Department harness the game-changing power of AI. To help operationally prepare the Department for AI, the JAIC integrates technology development, with the requisite policies, knowledge, processes and relationships to ensure long term success and scalability. The mission of the JAIC is to transform the DoD by accelerating the delivery and adoption of AI to achieve mission impact at scale. The goal is to use AI to solve large and complex problem sets that span multiple services; then, ensure the Services and Components have real-time access to ever-improving libraries of data sets and tools. The JAIC’s holistic approach includes:

• Accelerating the delivery and adoption of AI
• Scaling the impact of AI across the Department
• Defend U.S. critical infrastructure from malicious cyber activity that alone, or as part of a campaign, could cause a significant cyber incident
• Establishing a common foundation that enables decentralized execution and experimentation
• Evolving partnerships with industry, academia, allies and partners
• Cultivating a leading AI workforce
• Leading in military AI ethics and safety.

The JAIC delivers AI capabilities to the Department through two distinct categories: National Mission Initiatives (NMIs) and Component Mission Initiatives (CMIs). NMIs are broad, joint, hard, cross-cutting AI/ML challenges that the JAIC will run using a cross-functional team approach. The CMIs component- specific and solve a particular problem. CMIs will be run by the components, with support from JAIC in a number of ways that include funding, data management, common foundation, integration into programs of record, and sustainment.