AI commission flags DOD's acquisition processes as major barrier to tech adoption

By Justin Doubleday / November 6, 2019 at 3:19 PM
The Pentagon's policies and processes serve as major impediments in the U.S. military's adoption of artificial intelligence technologies, according to a new report, as another panel takes aim at the Defense Department's acquisition system. The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence interim report released this week contains numerous criticisms of the defense acquisition system in describing how DOD struggles to scale AI projects and work with the best commercial AI companies. For instance, AI application efforts across DOD remain "largely...

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