US Military Seeks to Speed AI Adoption for Support Systems - AI Trends

The US military needs to scale up its use of AI or be left behind by adversaries, Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, chief of the Pentagon's Joint AI Center (JAIC), told a recent conference of the National Defense Industrial Association, according to a report from UPI. While current military use of AI "is a step in the right direction, we need to start building on it," stated Groen, who was appointed head of the JAIC in October. He is the second director of JAIC, or "the jake" in Pentagon parlance, which was set up by Congress in 2018. The first director was Air Force Lt. Gen. John N.T. "Jack" Shanahan, who retired last year. Noting that China has said it intends "to be dominant in AI by 2030," the Pentagon has focused on a five-year program culminating in 2027.