Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks stressed "speed and safety" to an audience of tech and defense industry officials as core elements of the Pentagon's strategy for integrating artificial intelligence into its operations, with the goal of upgrading the military's threat assessments and outmaneuvering adversaries. “So, we need speed and safety. We have to be responsible and rapid. We don't have the luxury of choosing one or the other. It has to be both,” she said in a Feb. 21 keynote...
