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Human-machine teaming and the future of Great Power Competition

March 30, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I believe the department of defense made the conclusion back in 2014 or 2015 that AI-enabled autonomy was the key to future warfighting and it […]

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Chinese govt transforming across tech domains — Can the US keep pace?

September 22, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

China has been a leader in the emerging technology space. If you trace their activities around artificial intelligence, blockchain, and associated autonomous technologies, China has […]

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Podcast: Blockchain’s potential for government with SIMBA Chain’s Joel Neidig

September 1, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Joel Neidig joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss how blockchain technology can support the military across a wide range of use-cases including […]

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Is AI/ML data too unique for the DoD to stick into one centralized data repository?

August 20, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Not only is the data dirty, but it’s unique. The satellite derived data that NGA [National Geo-spatial Intelligence Agency] is using is, while it might […]

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Palantir’s Stephen Cohen on AI and big data in the 21st century

July 14, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Potentially in quantum computing there are some answers to why classical computational algorithms might not be able to get certain human reasoning tasks done. Nonetheless, […]

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JAIC director Shanahan on how to build trust with Congress

June 22, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

I have struggled with this at the JAIC going up to the Hill and saying, ‘You know, you’re asking for a level of detail in […]

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Podcast: The future of Navy software development with Lt. Sean Lavelle

April 16, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to speak with Navy Lieutenant Sean Lavelle on the Acquisition Talk podcast. He is the founder and lead of the iLoc development […]

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Pitch an AI project in 99 words

July 20, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The Pentagon’s year-old Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is giving all comers until July 26th to submit proposals for cyber and information warfare.   Companies whose ideas catch JAIC’s eye […]

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