Senator calls for increased investments in AI tools to conduct cyber defense

By Jaden Beard / September 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), a top voice for cyber on the Senate Armed Services Committee, sees opportunities to accelerate procurement of artificial intelligence cyber tools through the creation of a Defense Department roadmap to incorporate AI technology in its cyberspace operations. “There are a number of ways that AI is being used by our national security enterprise and cyber domain, but it is my goal to rapidly accelerate the rate at which the Department of Defense embraces AI-enabled cyber tools,”...

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