DefenceTalkDefenceTalkEnsuring that technology powered by artificial intelligence will work anywhere requires that AI is “trained” on a diverse data set that readies it for deployment anywhere in the world. That’s something the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is well aware of as it pushes forward with the Defense Department’s AI strategy, the center’s director said. Diversity […]https://www.defencetalk.com/artificial-intelligence-deployment-requires-diverse-image-data-75938/

The Defense Department is seeking ways to use data more effectively for improved decision-making on the battlefield and in its business practices, Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said. Norquist and DOD Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy met with data analytics industry experts in the Pentagon today to discuss the way ahead for the department. […]

DefenceTalkThe flash memory Solid-State Recorder (SSR) products of Airbus Defense and Space have passed all NASA space qualification test requirements successfully. In addition, the company’s flash-based SSR has exceeded 20 months of operation in orbit onboard SPOT 6, the first commercial satellite to deploy this technology. The Electronics Business Line of Airbus Defense and Space […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fully-qualified-flash-memory-optimizes-satellite-data-storage-59706/

DefenceTalkUS law enforcement and intelligence agencies are collecting massive amounts of data on Americans and storing it for too long, creating a potential for abuse, a research report said Tuesday. The report by Brennan Center for Justice at New York University found that data collection and storage on Americans, often with no connection to terrorist […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-data-collection-opens-doors-to-abuse-report-49322/

DefenceTalkThe US government’s vast online data collection system revealed this week could tap into companies like Google and Facebook without the knowledge of top executives, experts said. The so-called PRISM program could be so secret that only a small number of computer network administrators and company lawyers may have been aware of it, according to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-data-mining-system-technical-details-murky-48069/

DefenceTalkSenior commanders recently called on the defense industry to provide technologies that give special operations forces more situational awareness, better networking and communications and more precise location and targeting capabilities. Officials from across U.S. Special Operations Command, including commanders of its service components and the theater special operations commands, laid out their wish lists earlier […]https://www.defencetalk.com/special-ops-commanders-seek-intel-data-sharing-assets-47992/

DefenceTalkRussia and Belarus agreed on Tuesday a draft treaty on the exchange of geostrategic information between their military, Belarusian Defense Minister Yuri Zhadobin said. “We have approved a draft treaty on exchange of geostrategic information between our armed forces,” Zhadobin said at a news briefing after a meeting of the joint board of the Russian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-belarus-agree-geostrategic-data-exchange-47571/

DefenceTalkDARPA held a multi-program performer meeting for researchers to hear presentations on the latest innovations and promising approaches in the area of Big Data and data analytics. Speakers during the day-long event included representatives from the White House, FBI, universities from across the country and leading companies from the private sector who are focused on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/extracting-relevance-from-mountains-of-data-46832/