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- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has successfully completed the first phase of three generative AI (GenAI) pilot programs, gaining the knowledge necessary to keep rolling out the developing technology for a variety of missions, a top DHS IT official said today at IBM’s Think Leadership Exchange event in Washington, D.C., produced by MeriTalk.
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- IBM Think: CBP Using AI to Streamline Border Ops, Boost Efficiency
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- AARO Director Calls for Ongoing Support to Investigate UAPs
- AI in Orbit: NASA and NGA Push Edge Frontiers Into Space
People
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on Monday that it has named Melissa Midzor the new director of the agency’s Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL).
Progress
- Generative AI technology is powering new opportunities for Federal agencies, but Department of Defense (DoD) officials on Tuesday also warned of the risks of generative AI – such as the benefits it offers to adversaries and the technology’s expensive operating costs.
Federal agencies are working to harness the power of generative AI (GenAI) through the testing and implementation of large language models (LLM).
Policy
- Just one day after National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker urged Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would bolster efforts to harmonize cybersecurity regulations across the Federal government, a companion bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La.