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While Military Services Develop AI for Weapons Systems, JAIC to Focus on Accelerating Sound Decisions by Commanders

While Military Services Develop AI for Weapons Systems, JAIC to Focus on Accelerating Sound Decisions by Commanders
A Modular Ghost Drone is displayed before a flight demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego, Calif. on March 24. The drone is part of the collaboration between MCAS Miramar and NavalX’s SoCal Tech Bridge, which enables the station to use the artificial intelligence-enabled, autonomous drone to strengthen the base’s security and force protection capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo) by Lance Cpl. Cheng Chang)

While the military services will take responsibility for developing and fielding artificial intelligence (AI) applications for weapons systems, the Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is focusing on improving and accelerating decision making by commanders and on ensuring that the military services adhere to ethical AI standards, the director of JAIC said on June 24. "Most AIs that run specific systems...are service-developed or service-led," Marine Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, the JAIC director, told reporters in a June 24 Pentagon briefing…

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