Defense One As three AI-related agencies prepare to merge, there is a chance for a fresh start—and a better approach to competing with China.
It looks like the beginning of the end for the Defense Department’s Defense Digital Service, Chief Data Officer, and the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks’ office announced on Dec. 8 that all three organizations will be collapsed under a new position called the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer. The CDAO will report directly to DepSec Hicks.
So what does this mean for the world’s largest military?
Most immediately, this reshuffle likely means each office’s functions will be redistributed and, potentially, reimagined. The move also reduces the personnel and strategic deconfliction burden on the DepSec. Perhaps most importantly, it also reduces bureaucratic confusion on who “owns” the execution of the department’s artificial intelligence vision…READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… – Defense One
