Defense and intelligence have long been a leader when it comes to AI. The Department of Defense (DoD) recently launched the Joint AI Center (JAIC) with a mission to transform the DoD by accelerating the delivery and adoption of AI to achieve mission impact at scale. This center is meant to provide expertise to help the DOD harness the game-changing power of AI. A few people listed who are influential in helping continue drive AI investment and technologies forward in the DOD are LTG Jack Shanahan who is the JAIC Director. In this role General Shanahan is responsible for accelerating the delivery of AI-enabled capabilities, scaling the department-wide impact of AI and synchronizing AI activities to expand joint force advantages.

In February 2019, President Trump signed an executive order titled "Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence," also known as the …