Pentagon urges broader use of artificial intelligence

The U.S. armed forces must expand the use of artificial intelligence to avoid losing to competitors. This was stated by Lieutenant General Michael Groen, head of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, передает press service of the Department of Defense.

Groen said data standardisation, cloud technologies, and the integration of AI into military operations are needed.

«Let current military use of AI be a step in the right direction, but it is not scalable […] If we want artificial intelligence to be our future, we must start creating it in the present,» said a Pentagon spokesperson.

Groen added that one priority should be the integration of the DoD networks into a single system. He called for a comprehensive and rapid transformation, noting that the Pentagon’s battle-management support systems should evolve.

The lieutenant general also drew attention to China’s plans to “dominate in AI by 2030.” The Pentagon, by contrast, is focusing on five-year programmatic targets set for 2027, Groen concluded.

The general welcomed the Department of Defense’s adoption in February 2020 of ethical principles for AI use implemented by the Joint AI Center.

In March, the National Security AI Commission published a report on preserving the United States’ technological dominance with recommendations for government and business leaders.

A week later, the Chinese government presented a five-year plan to accelerate the development of leading technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

In 2020, China rose to the top in AI-related scientific publications.

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