Getting artificial intelligence right for the American warfighter and ensuring public trust in this area are critical. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently released a “Responsible Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Implementation Pathway.”
- Jane Pinelis, chief of AI assurance at the DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said the document provides “very precise” guidance to the department on operationalizing and implementing responsible AI principles.
- Some of the principles involve traceability, “justified confidence” and bias mitigation.
- One of the major reasons the department has been slow to adopt AI is the highly risk-averse culture, said Pinelis.
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Dr. Jane Pinelis with other defense officials in the Pentagon Briefing Room, Sept 10, 2020. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

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