Emerging Tech
Senators Want to Know How FTC, CMS Will Prevent Bias in Health Care Algorithms
Sens. Ron Wyden and Cory Booker also asked five industry giants how to mitigate discrimination against minority patients.
Cybersecurity
Report: 'Smishing,' Deepfakes to Continue to Rise in 2020
Drones may also be more widely weaponized to steal consumer data from public Wi-Fi networks, according to a new report on 2020 data breach trend predictions.
CIO Briefing
The Pentagon's AI Center Needs a Cloud Integrator
Selected vendors would help the Joint AI Center deploy its main development platform in the cloud.
Ideas
Instead of Showing Leadership, Twitter Pays Lip Service to the Dangers of Deepfakes
The social media giant will adopt a warning-only approach toward deepfakes.
Emerging Tech
Artificial Intelligence Could Have Biggest Impact on White-Collar Jobs
New research suggests that white collar jobs are more likely to feel the impacts of artificial intelligence in the workplace than blue-collar positions.
Emerging Tech
Army Hires AI Firm to Predict When Aircraft, Vehicles & Weapons Will Break
Following the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, the service hopes a small company can organize the data from decades-old maintenance logs.
Emerging Tech
NOAA to Solicit Public Insight on Four Draft Science and Technology Strategies
Focus areas include artificial intelligence, unmanned systems, ‘omics, and the cloud.
Emerging Tech
Report: Government Needs Investment, Cooperation on AI
A report commissioned by industry and government AI leaders highlights national security challenges around artificial intelligence.
IT Modernization
DISA Previews Big Tech Opportunities for 2020
The Pentagon’s IT shop released a list of next year’s contracting opportunities, including 12 worth more than $100 million.
Emerging Tech
Google Wants More Work from the Defense Department
A senior vice president ruled out working directly on weapons programs, but said other areas are fair game.
Ideas
Analyst, Analyze Thyself!
Analytics professionals spend more time gathering data than they dedicate to analyzing it, according to a recent survey.
Emerging Tech
US Reliance on China Problematic for AI Efforts, Commission Says
But despite concerns, Eric Schmidt and Bob Work warn that decoupling from China 'will hurt the United States.'
Emerging Tech
FTC to Explore the Promises and Potential Abuses of Voice Cloning Technology
The agency plans to host a public workshop early next year.
Emerging Tech
CISA, DARPA Offer Look Into their Dealings with Deepfakes
Agency and industry officials outlined their approaches to disinformation campaigns ahead of election 2020.
Ideas
Robots Can Outwit Us on the Virtual Battlefield, So Let's Not Put Them in Charge of the Real Thing
A bot called AlphaStar plays the popular real-time strategy game StarCraft II at Grandmaster level
Emerging Tech
Defense Innovation Board Lays Out 5 Key Principles for Ethical AI
The guidance is intended to steer the department’s expanding AI portfolio and reassure the public that military leaders take concerns about bias, transparency and accountability seriously.
Cybersecurity
DISA Is Looking to Buy AI-Powered Cyber Defenses
The tools would use automation and machine learning to respond to common cyberattacks without any human intervention, freeing personnel to focus on more complex intrusions.
Emerging Tech
Artificial Intelligence Will Still Need Training in the Field, Deputy Defense CIO Says
The Office of the CIO and Joint AI Center are focused on getting AI deployed throughout the military, which will require some significant culture change.
CIO Briefing
Lawmakers, Think Tank To Develop Bipartisan National AI Strategy
Two representatives are teaming up with the Bipartisan Policy Center to work on a national framework for AI development and deployment.
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