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South Korea to Add Robots-on-Rails and AI Surveillance to DMZ Border

The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea will be getting new surveillance technologies in the coming months, Korean news outlets report.

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Senate Puts China in Crosshairs With Passage of Innovation and Competition Act

The legislation is long and its details remain murky—but here’s what we know.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Outlines Responsible AI Tenets in New Memo

Kathleen Hicks also designated the JAIC director to lead a working council charged with writing a responsible AI strategy.

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Army, University of Maryland Enter Cooperative Artificial Intelligence Partnership

The joint effort will aim to advance multiple projects focused on AI, autonomy, and modeling and simulation.

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Air Force, Space Force Projects Will Speed Object Identification, Security Implementation

One project will use generative AI to identify space objects and another will use automation to improve the security compliance process in Space Force software development.

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Agencies Are Getting Good at Buying AI But Still Have Trouble Securing It

A Homeland Security Department procurement official said securing and fielding advanced technologies is “not going to get any easier.”

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Russia Is Accelerating Its Own Link-Everything Network

The U.S. sees networked warfare and AI as a game-changer. But what happens when your opponent copies your move?

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Report Highlights How AI Could Amplify Future Disinformation Campaigns

The 70-page report assesses how neural networks and artificial intelligence could supercharge dis- and misinformation campaigns and sway the opinions of millions.

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NASA’s Modern Missions Lean on Emerging Tech 

The agency’s CDO reflected on how AI, machine learning and automation are being increasingly operationalized.

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Bill to Address Chip Shortage Is Only the Beginning, Senator Says

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said more legislation is necessary to keep pace with adversaries.

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Senate Bills Aim to Grow Federal Tech-Ready Workforce—and the Government’s Transparency About its AI Use

Lawmakers moved to operationalize suggestions made by a Congressionally-mandated AI commission.

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NIST Wants Help Assessing China’s Influence on Emerging Technology Standards

The agency wants insight into how the nation might engage in international standardization activities for artificial intelligence and quantum information science.

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Automatic Government

This Nextgov ebook examines how agencies employ automation and other variants of artificial intelligence software to improve service delivery and mission outcomes.

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Tweets Fuel Super Accurate Morning Traffic Prediction

Simple personal tweets like “Had a blast at the Pirates game!” or “This fender bender ahead is going to make me late,” can actually provide crucial information.

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IRS Develops Digital Dashboard to Predict Dates When Contracts Will Be Put In Place

It’s one part of a larger initiative in the IRS Procurement Office to promote data-driven decision-making.

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DARPA Researchers Develop Sarcasm Detection Capability (Yeah, Right)

The artificial intelligence-enabled deep learning model achieved a “nearly perfect sarcasm detection core” on a major Twitter dataset.