Artificial Intelligence in Defense Acquisition

Abstract

Even after repeated high-visibility efforts at reform, the Department of Defense is still to a large extent conducting acquisition as it has for decades. While technology such as big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) have become widely prevalent in private industry and are beginning to become more common in some governmental agencies, adoption of these technologies and innovation concerning their possible use is lagging. There is a pressing need in light of the global environment to incorporate AI in both the battlefield and the bureaucracy. Revolutionizing acquisition through the high-end and low-end use of AI could facilitate current and future technologies getting fielded more rapidly. While concerns about AI (such as diffusion, control, and terminology) are valid, we must address and mitigate the risks, push forward with the technologies, and decrease the distance between the scientist and the end-user if the United States is going to prevail in future conflicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 29, 2018
Accession Number
AD1057662

Entities

People

  • Todd E. Hutchison

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • Big Data
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy