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The PLA and Intelligent Warfare Preliminary Analysis

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China’s army, the PLA, is exploring “intelligent warfare” using AI and autonomous weapons, CNA analysis of PLA writings shows. The US should prepare accordingly.

of data, algorithms, and computing power to intelligent warfare. Data. PRC writers stress that data are the foundation of intelligent warfare. Writers call data the “new oil” and big data ... will become a contest between competing algorithms. Computing power. PRC writers view real-time computing of large amounts of data as essential for intelligent warfare. PRC writers envision ... make several arguments: No matter how advanced intelligent weapons and equipment become, they will still require human innovation, design, production, and management. War is still a conflict between

CNA Secures Second Place in Global Spatial AI Challenge for Wildfire Threat Detection

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Steven Habicht. The project team, comprised of analysts from CNA’s Center for Data Management and Analytics and Center for Homeland Security and Infrastructure Resilience, created a robust solution ... in the prestigious Spatial AI Challenge 2024 . This global competition tasked researchers and innovators with leveraging artificial intelligence and geospatial data to address pressing sustainability challenges ... existing high-resolution wildfire risk data and transportation layers, the team created and trained a model based on the U-Net deep learning framework to allow rapid wildfire risk evaluation along

ai with ai: Face/Off

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Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including the Defense Innovation Unit releasing Responsible AI Guidelines in Practice, which seeks to ensure tech contractors adhere to the Department of Defense’s existing ethical principles for AI [0:53]. “Meta” (the Facebook re-brand) announces that it will end its use of facial recognition software and delete data on more than a billion people, though it will retain the technology for other products in its metaverse [3:12]. Australia’s information and privacy commissioners release an order to Clearview AI to stop collecting facial biometrics from Australian citizens and to destroy all existing data [5:16]. The U.S. Marine Corps releases a Talent Management 2030 report, which describes the need for more cognitively mature Marines and seeks to “leverage the power of AI,” and to be “at the vanguard of service efforts to operationalize AI [7:39].” DOD releases at 2021 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, which describes China’s use of AI technology in influence operations, the digital silk road, military capabilities, and more [10:46]. A competition using unrestricted adversarial examples at the 2021 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition includes as co-authors several members of the Army Engineering University of the People’s Liberation Army [11:43]. Research from Okinawa and Australia demonstrates that deep reinforcement learning can produce accurate quantum control, even with noisy measurements, using a small particle moving in a double-well. [14:31] MIT Press makes available a nearly 700-page book, Algorithms for Decision Making, organized around four sources of uncertainty (outcome, model, state, and interaction) [18:01]. And Dr. Amanda Kerrigan and Kevin Pollpeter join Andy and Dave to discuss their latest research in what China is doing with AI technology, including a bi-weekly newsletter on the topic, and a preliminary analysis on China’s view of Intelligent Warfare [20:06].

facial biometrics from Australian citizens and to destroy all existing data [5:16]. The U.S. Marine Corps releases a Talent Management 2030 report, which describes the need for more cognitively mature ... privacy law, ordered to delete data Public comments on the OAIC’s decision Marine Corps will use AI to revamp recruiting and retention models Summary Talent Management 2030 report ... to the Department of Defense’s existing ethical principles for AI [0:53]. “Meta” (the Facebook re-brand) announces that it will end its use of facial recognition software and delete data on more than

Halleh Seyson

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Halleh Seyson Halleh Seyson Vice President and Director, Enterprise Systems and Data Analysis /images/About-Us/Leadership/halleh-Seyson.webp Halleh Seyson joined CNA in 2021, bringing over 25 years of experience driving change in professional services companies. She is vice president of the Enterprise Systems and Data Analysis Division, providing executive oversight to the Center for Data Management Analytics and the Center for Enterprise Systems Modernization. She spearheads initiatives to modernize complex systems and integrate advanced data analytics, informing high-stakes decision-making

The Future of US Alliances and Partnerships: A Data Science Approach

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CNA experts in data science and in national security strategy have come together to develop a more rigorous and quantified approach to U.S. alliances and partnerships by harnessing the tools of data science to build stronger U.S. alliances and partnerships.

signal opportunities for stronger alliances and partnerships and predict conditions that could strengthen or weaken alliances. What data science brings to alliance management Past efforts ... The Future of US Alliances and Partnerships CNA experts in data science and in national security strategy have come together to develop a more rigorous and quantified approach to U.S. alliances and partnerships by harnessing the tools of data science to build stronger U.S. alliances and partnerships. In the era of strategic competition, the U.S. government is intensely focused on building

AI in Russia 15

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This report, the fifteenth in a series of biweekly updates, is part of an effort by CNA to provide timely, accurate, and relevant information and analysis of the field of civilian and military artificial intelligence (AI) in Russia and, in particular, how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. It relies on Russian-language open source material.

: Russia's National Defense Management Center In Brief: AI in Russian agriculture The following preview shows the first item in this issue:   1. Government updates parliament on “Digital ... that the population has high-speed internet access. Teach citizens to use digital services and increase their digital literacy. Protect the personal data of citizens and resist cyber threats. Allow ... will organize in-depth training programs in areas such as AI, big data, and the internet of things in order to prepare world specialists. Shadayev said that everyone in all roles should have knowledge

Fair and Impartial Policing Assessment East Lansing PD

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and impartial policing practices and made recommendations to improve the agency’s impartial policing practices.

. The assessment team used a variety of sources, including policies, training records, administrative data, employee surveys, and interviews with ELPD personnel to assess the department. Throughout ... and analyzed data, the assessment team discovered the following key findings: Summary of key findings ELPD Data The manual entry of information into the ELPD use-of-force report creates data ... (Complaint Intake and Management) requires significant revision, as the policy does not adequately and clearly describe the complaint intake and management process. ELPD Policy 12-20 (Response to Resistance

Why the Emergency Management Community Should be Concerned about Climate Change

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This report is one of several reports from CNA examining the impact of climate change on U.S. policy. This particular report focuses on the impact of climate change on comprehensive emergency management and preparedness policy. It seeks to outline key climate change issues for consideration from an emergency management perspective and begin a conversation on potential implications for the near-, medium-, and long-terms. It lays the foundation for future dialogue among emergency management practitioners from all levels of government to explore policy solutions in greater depth. The scientific foundation for much of the discussion in this report comes from the recently published report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program— Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.

Why the Emergency Management Community Should be Concerned about Climate Change Why the Emergency Management Community Should be Concerned about Climate Change This report is one of several reports from CNA examining the impact of climate change on U.S. policy. This particular report focuses on the impact of climate change on comprehensive emergency management and preparedness policy. It seeks to outline key climate change issues for consideration from an emergency management perspective and begin a conversation on potential implications for the near-, medium-, and long-terms. It lays

pla update: Issue 4, May 2, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 4, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

. [1] Cognitive domain operations, according to Li, use neuroscience, new information technologies (such as big data and artificial intelligence), and mass communication channels and platforms ... throughout China kicked off on March 16. PLA Daily reported that the PLA used the "New Soldier Transportation Planning Management System" (an information system developed by the CMC) the first ... military." [19] More specifically, the regulations address NCO and conscript recruitment, training, management, development, rank promotion, benefits, demobilization, retirement, and other core military

CNA report finds integration of unmanned air, ground, and maritime systems could improve port security and emergency response

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CNA report finds integration of unmanned air, ground, and maritime systems could improve port security and emergency response

includes criminal justice, homeland security, and data management. About Virginia Institute for Spaceflight and Autonomy The Virginia Institute for Spaceflight and Autonomy (VISA) at Old Dominion ... Management (VDEM), and the Virginia Institute of Spaceflight and Autonomy (VISA) at Old Dominion University. You can find a PDF of the full report as well as an interactive version ... scientists, analysts, and professional staff, CNA takes a real-world approach to gathering data. Its unique Field Program places analysts on aircraft carriers and military bases, in squad rooms