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Making War A Software Problem: JAIC Director On JADC2 Victory lies not in the weapons themselves, Nand Mulchandani says, but in AI algorithms that advise commanders on how best to wield them.

Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!) "I think Skynet is out," he said with a sigh and a grin, "as much as I would love doing that as a sci-fi thing. I just don't think we can go there."

Army Unveils Hacker HQ For Offensive Cyber, Info War The new high-tech operations center at Fort Gordon lets Army Cyber Command spend less time defending US networks and more time attacking adversaries.

ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2 "Tanks shooting down cruise missiles is awesome — video game, sci-fi awesome," Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper told a small group of reporters.

AI's Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection The Pentagon's new Chief Data Officer says real-world surveillance missions must be redesigned to capture high-quality data to train machine-learning algorithms.

EXCLUSIVE: STRATCOM Creates Global Ops Center For All Domain "I think global integrated operations is really the next big 'advantage space' for the Department of Defense," says Maj. Gen. John Nichols.

'We May Be Losing The Race' For AI With China: Bob Work Robert Work, who pushed hard for AI under Obama, calls for major reforms to catch up with China and Russia. His model? Adm. Rickover's creation of the nuclear Navy in the 1950s.

DISA Bets One $11.7B Deal Can Streamline 4th Estate Networks "The goal of this effort is to modernize the DoD IT architecture, reduce costs, improve business practices, and mitigate operational and cyber risks," said Col. Chris Autrey, DES program manager.

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