Sneaking a Peek at DARPA's AI Colloquium

Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way in recent years, but the technology still has hurdles to overcome if machines are to become true partners and collaborators with humans. To help push the systems to that next level, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a two-day conference aimed at spurring the next wave of AI advances. The Artificial Intelligence Colloquium being held March 6-7 in Alexandria, Virginia, is designed to bring together AI researchers from across the Defense Department, industry and academia with the broader military community seeking to use AI technologies. Attendees will learn more about DARPA's current and emerging AI programs and how the myriad technologies in development could apply to their diverse missions. "We're going to have 18 briefings in total. The goal of the colloquium is to go a bit deeper into the technology than we typically do. For many events, we try to appeal to a broad audience. For this one, it's more of a technical audience," explains John Everett, deputy director of DARPA's Information Integration Office.