Biden’s AI national security memo calls for heavy lift
Technology tamfitronics President Joe Biden’s directive to all U.S. national security agencies to embed artificial intelligence technologies in their systems sets ambitious targets amid a volatile political environment.That’s the first-blush assessment from technology experts after Biden on Oct. 24 directed a broad swath of organizations to harness AI responsibly, even as the technology is rapidly advancing.“It’s like trying to assemble a plane while you’re in the middle of flying it,” said Josh Wallin, a fellow at the defense program at the Center for a New American Security. “It is a heavy lift. This is a new area that a lot of agencies are having to look at that they might have not necessarily paid attention to in the past, but I will also say it’s...
