Army Considering Artificial Intelligence Task Force

The U.S. Army may establish an artificial intelligence task force over the next 90 days in an effort to help develop needed expertise and better prepare for the service for the future of warfare, says Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford, USA, Army chief information officer. The service also is creating a cloud computing advisory board. Gen. Crawford mentioned the potential task force during the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference in Augusta, Georgia. He tied the task force to the Defense Department's creation of an Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), an effort being led by the department's CIO, Dana Deasy. "Our leadership across the department, in response to the National Defense Strategy, is in the process of standing up a joint AI center," told the conference audience.