The Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence has issued a report outlining four recommendations for how the federal government can help improve the use of cloud computing resources in support of federally funded research-and-development work on AI. Those recommendations are launching and supporting pilot projects to explore the challenges and advantages related to the use of commercial cloud platforms in conducting AI research.
Read More »Lt. Gen. Michael Groen: JAIC’s Joint Common Foundation to Begin Offering Services in 2021
Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Department of Defense‘s (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), said he expects the Joint Common Foundation (JCF) platform to start providing simple services in 2021. Groen said the center is looking to transition from being a product development unit into a service hub for AI as part of the "JAIC 2.0” vision.
Read More »JAIC, Deloitte Work on Cloud-Based AI Development Space; Nand Mulchandani Quoted
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is working with Deloitte to develop a prototype of a cloud platform that could enable developers to create uses for AI under an $80 million contract awarded in August 2020. Mulchandani said the JCF will accommodate open-source platforms and other development tools.
Read More »JAIC’s Nand Mulchandani on DoD AI Hub’s Long-Term Mission Goals
Nand Mulchandani, acting director of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), said his office aims to generate valuable data and fully enable AI concepts to become “built-in and learned." Mulchandani envisions JAIC to spearhead the DoD’s efforts to speed up the authority to operate process and while promoting agility in technology development.
Read More »GSA Centers of Excellence Helps JAIC Establish Joint Common Foundation
The General Services Administration’s Centers of Excellence is helping the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center form and launch the Joint Common Foundation as part of a partnership announced in September that seeks to accelerate AI adoption.
Read More »Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan: 2020 a Breakthrough Year for DoD’s AI Center
Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and a 2019 Wash100 Award winner, said he believes 2020 will be a “breakout year” for DoD when it comes to deploying AI-based capabilities, C4ISRNET reported Saturday.
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