Tag Archive: DOD

Mission and Culture Will Drive AI Excellence at DOD, Top AI Leaders Say

Government CIO Media & Research
| June 7, 2022

The U.S. Department of Defense's bureaucratic structure could impede a robust AI culture according to CSET's Margarita Konaev.

In his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Senior Fellow Andrew Lohn advises that the DOD has the opportunity to "step ahead of industry in the adversarial context" in terms of AI innovation within cyberspace operations.

According to a CSET report, tech professionals expressed positive and neutral views on working with the U.S. Department of Defense.

CSET's Melissa Flagg and Jack Corrigan's latest report urges the U.S. Department to stop being innovation tourists.

Melissa Flagg and Jack Corrigan's latest policy brief urges for the U.S. Department of Defense to use more private sector innovation.

Jack Corrigan and Melissa Flagg's latest CSET policy brief offers recommendations for the U.S. Department of Defense to effectively integrate innovative technology.

Andrew Lohn's latest CSET brief emphasizes the difficulties in detecting machine learning attacks as the Department of Defense grapples with ensuring AI safety standards are met.

FedScoop highlighted CSET's "U.S. Military Investments in Autonomy and AI" in a report on U.S. efforts to improve human operator trust in autonomous tools.

Trusted Partners

Margarita Konaev Tina Huang Husanjot Chahal
| February 2021

As the U.S. military integrates artificial intelligence into its systems and missions, there are outstanding questions about the role of trust in human-machine teams. This report examines the drivers and effects of such trust, assesses the risks from too much or too little trust in intelligent technologies, reviews efforts to build trustworthy AI systems, and offers future directions for research on trust relevant to the U.S. military.

The military is calling in AI for support

Axios Future
| November 14, 2020

Axios Future cited CSET's three-part series, "U.S. Military Investments in Autonomy and AI: Costs, Benefits, and Strategic Effects"