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DoD’s AI Development Program To Deliver First Algorithms In December

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

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DoD’s AI Development Program To Deliver First Algorithms In December

Department of Defense's Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan at NVIDIA's GTC summit. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Department of Defense’s artificial intelligence (AI) development program is set to deliver its first round of algorithms in December to be deployed for warfighting operational sensors, according to project lead Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan.Project Maven, also known as algorithmic warfare cross-functional team, which stood up this past April, is DoD’s unit dedicated to AI innovation, as the department works to broaden its knowledge base with new capabilities and free up its analysts from menial tasks.Shanahan, who serves as the…

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