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News | Feb. 12, 2019

DOD Takes Strategic Approach to Artificial Intelligence

By Terri Moon Cronk

The Defense Department has launched its artificial intelligence strategy to realize the technology’s benefits.

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Artificial Intelligence
An information graphic summarizes the goals of the Defense Department’s artificial intelligence strategy.
Photo By: Erik Sams, DOD
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Here are the key points of the strategy’s approach to accelerate AI adoption:

  • Delivering AI-enabled capabilities that address key missions.
  • Scaling AI’s impact across DOD through a common foundation that enables decentralized development and experimentation.
  • Cultivating a leading AI workforce.
  • Engaging with commercial, academic, and international allies and partners.
  • Leading in military ethics and AI safety.