Watchdog says Pentagon still lacks comprehensive AI strategy

By Tony Bertuca / June 29, 2023 at 1:15 PM
The Defense Department plans to spend billions of dollars on artificial intelligence but has not yet released a department-wide AI acquisition strategy, according to the Government Accountability Office, which warns DOD's "fragmented approach" risks waste and inefficiency. “Although numerous entities across DOD are acquiring, developing, or already using AI, DOD has not issued department-wide guidance for how its components should approach acquiring AI,” GAO said in a June 29 report . Similarly, the military services have not issued service-specific AI...

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