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CDAO Chief Outlines Needs To Scale Generative AI Use Across DoD Ahead Of Task Force Lima Report

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, December 6th, 2024

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CDAO Chief Outlines Needs To Scale Generative AI Use Across DoD Ahead Of Task Force Lima Report

Dr. Radha Plumb, DoD's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer. Photo: DoD

The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) this month will release the findings and recommendations of a task force charged with helping the department make use of generative AI, paving the way for laying the foundation to scale the technology. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks in August 2023 established Task Force Lima to assess, coordinate, and use generative AI capabilities across the department (Defense Daily, Aug. 11, 2023). The task force is led by the CDAO. The…

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