JAIC Director Places Battlefield AI As Top Priority, Discusses Need For Acquisition Authorities

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The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has made development of warfightingcapabilities its top priority over the next year, the organization’s leader said Thursday, followingthe award of its largest contract to date to Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] for support on AIenabledbattlefield tools.Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of JAIC, told attendees during an online AFCEA eventthe recent Joint Warfighting Operations task order will encompass projects such as smartsensors, cognitive assistance tools and AI and machine learning-powered systems for jointcommand and control.