Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have launched a new initiative that promotes the development of new advanced military technologies. The AUKUS Defense Investor Network is comprised of private capital investors from about 300 institutional venture capital firms, corporate venture capital groups and family offices from the three nations. Together, the network represents over...
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NATO Adopts Dataminr’s AI-Powered Breaking News Platform; Ted Bailey Quoted
Dataminr is providing its First Alert artificial intelligence platform to NATO. “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with NATO and to support their critical global mission,” said Ted Bailey, founder and CEO of the New York-based technology company. First Alert is Dataminr’s product for the public sector. It collects and analyzes publicly available information worldwide to deliver...
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US, UK Sign Agreement to Collaborate on AI Safety Testing; Gina Raimondo Quoted
Artificial intelligence safety institutes in the United States and the United Kingdom will work together to develop tests designed to mitigate safety risks associated with AI models, systems and agents, including those related to national security. The partnership was established with the signing of a memorandum of agreement on Monday by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina...
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US, Japan Partner to Advance Large Language Model Training; Paul Kearns Quoted
Argonne National Laboratory and the Japanese national scientific research institute Riken have agreed to cooperate on a project focused on training large language models on scientific data. Under the AuroraGPT project, ANL and Riken will collaborate with researchers from the Trillion Parameter Consortium to identify solutions to the challenges of large-scale AI system development. The...
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Thales Launches New AI Accelerator for Defense
Thales has launched a new initiative to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence for aircraft, armed forces and critical infrastructures. The new cortAIx is an accelerator that brings together experts from industry and academia. The accelerator has three core elements: the cortAIx Lab, cortAIx Factory and cortAIx Sensors. According to Thales, cortAIx Lab is the...
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US, 4 Other Countries to Lead Work on Global Military AI Guardrails
The United States, Canada, Portugal, Bahrain and Austria will spearhead a one-year program to seek new safety standards for military use of artificial intelligence and automated systems. Breaking Defense reported that the countries were chosen during the inaugural plenary meeting of delegates from 46 out of the 53 countries that endorsed the U.S. Political Declaration...
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Shield AI Seeks Expanded Australian Presence With Acquisition of Sentient Vision Systems
U.S.-based defense technology company Shield AI is expanding its business in Australia with the acquisition of Sentient Vision Systems, a company that provides artificial intelligence-enabled imagery. On Thursday, Shield AI announced its “definitive agreement” with the Australian firm to “merge AI expertise and operational understanding to deliver superior intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.” The two sides...
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US, Japan Universities to Advance Development of Responsible AI
The United States and Japan have announced a research partnership agreement to advance artificial intelligence capabilities. Top officials from the two countries sealed the AI teaming plan with a signing ceremony at the U.S. Department of Commerce Research Library in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. According to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the latest collaborative effort reflects...
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Nokia CSTO Nishant Batra Joins Quad Investors Network’s Advisory Board; Karl Mehta Quoted
Nishant Batra, Nokia’s chief strategy and technology officer, has been named a member of the advisory board of the Quad Investors Network composed of tech industry leaders and innovators in the United States, Japan, Australia and India. America’s Frontier Fund, a nonprofit deep-tech investment fund based in Arlington, Virginia, organized QUIN in May 2022 and...
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AMD Unveils Plan to Offer Export Control-Compliant AI Chip to China
Advanced Micro Devices is considering developing an artificial intelligence chip that it can deliver to Chinese customers without violating U.S. export regulations. In October 2022, the United States introduced wide-ranging export controls against Beijing, including semiconductors built using American tools and those designed for AI applications. AMD sees its new MI300 accelerator chip for training...