Defense industry must take lead on AI as tech firms waiver
By Ben Lamm, opinion contributor — 01/19/19 11:00 AM EST
In September 2018 the Pentagon announced it would invest up to $2 billion over five years in development of artificial intelligence (AI).
The investments will be managed through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency that has a respectable track record in artificial intelligence research and development. Most celebrated the news as a sign that the United States was ready to compete in the growing AI arms race.
Of course, the Chinese have a national strategic plan that will commit as much as $7 billion by 2030. They’re spending $2 billion alone on a dedicated office park to centralize all their efforts. The audacious ambition of the Chinese plan has triggered a bit of panic in the defense industry.
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/426051-defense-industry-must-take-lead-on-ai-as-tech-firms-waiver
