Opportunities in defense AI, biometrics announced by Paravision, BSI

Paravision has been awarded a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to provide the artificial intelligence expertise it has acquired in developing facial recognition and computer vision algorithms to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Under the agreement, Paravision will support the DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center's (JAIC's) Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) program. The company will contribute its expertise in complex AI systems and machine learning models, and in particular those with what the company refers to as'rigorous data requirements.' JAIC's DRAID program has a total value of up to $241 million, according to the company announcement. The selection process by JAIC centered AI ethics, Paravision says, pointing to its ethics committee and low false non-match rates across demographics in NIST face biometrics testing.