Thought Leadership: Opinion

Opinion

Inside China, artificial intelligence is a snake eating its own tail

AI researchers refer to this as “model collapse,” a phenomenon in which models trained on their own synthetic outputs degrade over successive generations.

7 months ago

Opinion

The military’s fabled ‘human in the loop’ for AI is dangerously misleading

A “human in the loop” whose sole function is to approve a machine’s actions is not a safeguard but a design failure, argues Mikey Dickerson.

7 months ago

Opinion

Tesla’s Cybertruck may be wrong for some. Could it be right for the battlefield?

The author of this op-ed discusses how the Tesla Cybertruck could offer a unique platform to carry anti-drone systems.

Opinion

How to build an effective information network in the Indo-Pacific

Currently, the only cross collaboration or communication of information among allies is under the “Five Eyes" intel alliance.

2 years ago

Opinion

How greater transparency from IP Vendors can enhance national security

Unfortunately, vendors often provide their IP without any accompanying security evidence as part of their documentation.

2 years ago

B-1B Lancer tail number 85-0092 is lifted and placed on flatbed trailers for the 1,000-mile journey to Wichita, Kan., April 24, 2020. The National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University will scan every part of the aircraft to create a digital twin that can be used for research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daryl Mayer)

Opinion

Leveraging AI, digital twins, AR/VR for military aircraft maintenance

A lack of existing digital models severely hampers operational efficiency, mission planning and aircraft readiness.

2 years ago

Opinion

All that’s left: A self-defeating semiconductor export tactic for China

If we do not get our semiconductor export control strategy right, not much else matters when it comes to the technology arms race with China.

2 years ago

Opinion

Under Siege: Business risk in the new age of warfare

America’s long-established methods of protecting against international threats may be inapplicable, ineffective, or too costly to pursue.

2 years ago

Opinion

Achieving decision-advantage at the EDGE in multi-domain operations

The rapid development of edge computing and network solutions continually forces the evolution of technology driven Command and Control and ISR systems.

2 years ago

Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command pose for photos in a cyber operations room at Fort Meade, Maryland, in February 2020.

Opinion

The time is right for a new military force to defend cyber space

Cyber warfare tasks are difficult, and they’re only made harder when fragmented across multiple services.

2 years ago

Opinion

Unleash the Space Force

Numbers outlining China's military space prowess are understandably alarming, but they don’t tell the whole story, Todd Harrison argues in an op-ed.

2 years ago

Opinion

How real-time search analytics and AI can help the DOD break down data

Tearing down data silos and achieving data interoperability is a complex and challenging task.

2 years ago

Opinion

An array of perspectives and messages from thought leaders in the defense IT and C4ISRNET community.

AI researchers refer to this as “model collapse,” a phenomenon in which models trained on their own synthetic outputs degrade over successive generations.

A “human in the loop” whose sole function is to approve a machine’s actions is not a safeguard but a design failure, argues Mikey Dickerson.

The author of this op-ed discusses how the Tesla Cybertruck could offer a unique platform to carry anti-drone systems.

Currently, the only cross collaboration or communication of information among allies is under the “Five Eyes" intel alliance.

Unfortunately, vendors often provide their IP without any accompanying security evidence as part of their documentation.

A lack of existing digital models severely hampers operational efficiency, mission planning and aircraft readiness.

If we do not get our semiconductor export control strategy right, not much else matters when it comes to the technology arms race with China.

America’s long-established methods of protecting against international threats may be inapplicable, ineffective, or too costly to pursue.

The rapid development of edge computing and network solutions continually forces the evolution of technology driven Command and Control and ISR systems.

Cyber warfare tasks are difficult, and they’re only made harder when fragmented across multiple services.

Numbers outlining China's military space prowess are understandably alarming, but they don’t tell the whole story, Todd Harrison argues in an op-ed.

Tearing down data silos and achieving data interoperability is a complex and challenging task.

Our allies and partners need American-made drones, not Chinese or Iranian ones.