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JAIC Director Places Battlefield AI As Top Priority, Discusses Need For Acquisition Authorities

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

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JAIC Director Places Battlefield AI As Top Priority, Discusses Need For Acquisition Authorities

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.

The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has made development of warfighting capabilities its top priority over the next year, the organization’s leader said Thursday, following the award of its largest contract to date to Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] for support on AI-enabled battlefield tools. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of JAIC, told attendees during an online AFCEA event the recent Joint Warfighting Operations task order will encompass projects such as smart sensors, cognitive assistance tools and AI and…

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