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Inside DARPA’s Ambitious ‘AI Next’ Program
By Jack Corrigan Staff Correspondent, Nextgov, Nextgov Read bio
March 10, 2019
The defense research agency seeks artificial intelligence tools capable of human-like communication and logical reasoning that far surpass today’s tech.
As federal agencies ramp up efforts to advance artificial intelligence under the White House’s national AI strategy, the Pentagon’s research shop is already working to push the tech to new limits.
Last year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency kicked off the AI Next campaign, a $2 billion effort to build artificial intelligence tools capable of human-like communication and logical reasoning that far surpass the abilities of today’s most advanced tech. Included in the agency’s portfolio are efforts to automate the scientific process, create computers with common sense, study the tech implications of insect brains and link military systems to the human body.
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/03/inside-pentagons-big-plans-develop-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence/155427/?oref=defenseone_today_nl (https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/03/inside-pentagons-big-plans-develop-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence/155427/?oref=defenseone_today_nl)