The Pathway to Machine Learning in Federal Sila SG

The need for machine learning within the Federal government and the Department of Defense (DoD) is loud and clear, as illustrated in the following comments. Robert Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense stated, "Numerous studies have made clear that the DoD must integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning more effectively across operations to maintain advantages over increasingly capable adversaries and competitors. Although we have taken tentative steps to explore the potential of artificial intelligence, big data, and deep learning, I remain convinced that we need to do much more, and move much faster across DoD to take advantage of recent and future advances in these critical areas." Lt. Gen. John N.T. "Jack" Shanahan, Director of Defense Intelligence, Warfighter Support, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, commented: "The first and perhaps most important step [to solving our data problem] is to understand that it is not possible to solve these problems with brute force alone. Adding 1,000 more intelligence analysts is neither realistic nor feasible in today's fiscal environment. We must instead find creative ways to adapt to this new environment in which we are already deeply immersed. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning [are] the critical base ingredients in the recipe for future success."