Artificial Intelligence

National Intelligence Strategy Warns of Technological Threats to U.S.

Disruptive technologies will democratize capabilities previously available only to nation-states with plenty of resources.

  • By Frank Konkel

How to Build a Better Great Wall

The idea of creating a robust, intelligent technology barrier as opposed to a static physical one has been floated before.

  • By John Breeden II

Former Google Chief to Chair Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group

Eric Schmidt will join 14 other tech experts on the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

  • By Jack Corrigan
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Putting Intelligent Automation To Work For Federal

Intelligent automation is an ideal solution for highly process-driven government operations. Yes, the potential cost savings can be significant, but that's not all.

The ‘Driverless Experience’ Looks Awfully Distracting

At CES 2019, carmakers showed off vehicles with perfume-puffing headrests, augmented-reality video displays, and all manner of in-car entertainment.

  • By Laura Bliss, CityLab

How AI Will Find You In the Crowd, Without Facial Recognition

New deep learning methods tested on video footage groups of animals could be a surveillance hit.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

HHS Contract Will Offer AI Tech, Support to All of Government

The new Intelligent Automation/Artificial Intelligence contract will be housed in Health and Human Services but available to any agency looking for AI solutions.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Russia: Expect a National AI Roadmap by Midyear

Moscow is starting to put financial and logistical muscle behind its efforts to develop artificial intelligence.

  • By Samuel Bendett, Defense One

DARPA Thinks Insect Brains Might Hold the Secret to Next-Gen AI

They’re small, efficient and capable of basic reasoning, and researchers want artificial intelligence tools to do the same.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Pentagon Seeks a List of Ethical Principles for Using AI in War

An advisory board is drafting guidelines that may help shape worldwide norms for military artificial intelligence — and woo Silicon Valley to defense work.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
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Artificial Intelligence Unleashed

How agencies can use AI to automate & augment operations to improve performance.

How AI Found Flint’s Lead Pipes, and Then Humans Lost Them

A machine-learning model showed promising results, but city officials and their engineering contractor abandoned it.

  • By Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic

The Boldest Predictions for Federal Technology in 2019

More cyber brinkmanship and super smart artificial intelligence are just a couple forecasts industry leaders divined for the coming year.

  • By Heather Kuldell

U.S. Spies Want to Know How to Identify Compromised AI

The intelligence community's research arm wants to be able to tell if someone is tampering with training data.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

In a Test of Voice Assistants, Microsoft’s Ranked Worst in Nearly Every Category

A study this year found a clear leader and a clear laggard.

  • By Marc Bain, Quartz

This Year the World Woke Up to the Problems with AI Everywhere

Bias is just one of the problems.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

How Machine Learning and AI Can Predict Gentrification

New research from the Urban Studies journal uses London as a test site to show how machine learning can predict which neighborhoods will gentrify next.

  • By Richard Florida, CityLab

Google Created a ‘Responsible Innovation Team’ to Check If Its AI Is Ethical

It’s no longer left to individual programmers to decide on their own if something is designed ethically.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

With AI, Your Next Job Could Be 'Flying Car Developer' Or 'Cyber Calamity Forecaster'

Can man and machine can co-exist at work?

  • By Nupur Anand, Quartz

Homeland Security Delegation Visits Asia for Emerging Tech Ideas

An agency group is going abroad for ideas about 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning and cybersecurity.

  • By Frank Konkel

How Federal Agencies Can Take a 'Quantum Leap' in Computing

The first step is to come together.

  • By Seli Agbolsu-Amison

Report: Tech Shops Don't See Themselves Driving Change

Nearly 60 percent of civilian tech specialists cited insufficient funding as a major barrier to IT modernization.

  • By Jack Corrigan