Jack Corrigan shared his expert analysis in an op-ed published by DefenseScoop. In his piece, he explores the United States’ first national security memorandum on artificial intelligence (AI), issued by President Joe Biden near the end of his term. The memorandum outlines AI priorities and strategies, emphasizing the importance of large “frontier” models developed by major tech firms like Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon. While these models are considered critical for national security and maintaining a technological edge, Corrigan argues that this narrow focus risks stifling broader innovation in AI and creating a dependency on costly and resource-intensive systems.
Corrigan emphasized the risks of an overly narrow focus on frontier AI models, noting, “By throwing the weight of the U.S. government behind the Big AI firms and their ‘bigger-is-better’ paradigm, national security leaders may inadvertently hamper the type of disruptive innovations that would drive the field forward — at least in the United States.”
By throwing the weight of the U.S. government behind the Big AI firms and their ‘bigger-is-better’ paradigm, national security leaders may inadvertently hamper the type of disruptive innovations that would drive the field forward – at least in the United States.CSET Senior Research Analyst, Jack Corrigan
To read the full op-ed, visit DefenseScoop.