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pla update: Issue 7, February 16, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 7, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

the following: Categories of civilian personnel. The PLA’s civilian personnel primarily occupy non-combat billets that “do not directly participate in military operations” and require “high levels ... “high-level talent” and “special professional talent” may qualify for “market-based salary systems” such as “annual salary, negotiated salary, and project salary.” These revised PLA regulations ... minority groups and (2) rewarding personnel for their participation in real-world operations. Application process. Junior enlisted who apply to test into four-year officer or three-year NCO

ai with ai: The Unreasonable Perplexity of Fat Tails

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Andy and Dave discuss an announcement from Exscientia and Sumitomo that they have the first entirely-AI developed drug that is now entering clinical trials. The Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan has announced his retirement. Senator Michael Bennet sends a scathing letter to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer on its recent AI Principles for regulation. DARPA's Habitus program seeks to automate the process of revealing and using local information, to enhance stability operations in under-governed regions. And Washington state legislature has at least one facial recognition bill under consideration. Google Research announces its Meena chatbot, which claims is more Sensible and Specific (a new metric that it developed) than the award-winning Mitsuku, though requiring 30 days to compile on 2,048 tensor processing units. Researchers at the Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the University of Florence announce a method for fusing deep learning with combinatorics solvers to create a neural network for combinatorial problems. RAND releases a report on Deterrence in the Age of Thinking Machines. Sejnowski pens thoughts on "the unreasonable effectiveness of deep learning in AI." Taleb takes a detailed look at the statistical consequences of fat tail distributions. Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan pens the final (?) part in his trilogy, AugoStrat Awakenings. Fortune publishes a special magazine on the topic of AI. And Andrew Ng and Geoffrey Hinton sit down for a 40-minute chat on deep learning.

. DARPA's Habitus program seeks to automate the process of revealing and using local information, to enhance stability operations in under-governed regions. And Washington state legislature has at least ... , AugoStrat Awakenings. Fortune publishes a special magazine on the topic of AI. And Andrew Ng and Geoffrey Hinton sit down for a 40-minute chat on deep learning. /images/AI-Posters/AI_3_15.jpg ...   Program: Enhancing Stability Operations in Under-governed Regions Proposer’s day information Washington state wants to regulate AI Research Towards a Human-like Open-Domain

coming in from the cold: The Mujahideen: From Allies To Menace

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This month on Coming in From the Cold, a discussion of the history of Afghanistan leading up to the Soviet Invasion, and the legacy of the war in the modern-day nation. Regular guest Steve Wills sits in for Bill Rosenau as host and is joined by Ohio University professor of history Dr. John Brobst, and Dr. Jon Schroden Director of CNA's Center for Stability and Development.

: From Allies To Menace Biographies Dr. Jonathan Schroden is the Director of CNA's Center for Stability and Development (CSD), and also directs CNA's Special Operations Program, which focuses on research and analysis on the most complex and challenging issues facing special operations forces (SOF) today and in the future. Dr. John Brobst is an associate professor of history at Ohio University

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 40, June 15, 2022

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and reduce the costs of reconnaissance and strike operations, as well as lessen the consumption of ammunition and the aircraft’s wear rate. Shoigu also noted that over the past decade, the frequency ... about anti-Covid measures and innovations of the organization. The robot moves between the objects of the university hall with the help of special sensors: they allow the robot to sense and avoid any ... .” In order for the robot to perform its duties effectively, the creators of the robot, together with the local integrator Kiran Smart, developed a special linguistic database that contains several

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 13, April 21, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 13, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

to deal with major changes that occur during operations, use standardized procedures, inherit content, and make timely decisions. Evaluations of the ability to formulate plans. Criteria ... , differentiate between forces, and design operations according to specific plans and capabilities. Evaluations of command and control capabilities. Criteria for evaluating command and control capabilities ... Command Systems" (加强智能化指挥系统发展评估), PLA Daily , Apr. 12, 2022, http://www.81.cn/jfjbmap/content/2022-04/12/content_313461.htm . [2] "Notice on Launching the Special Action of 'Qinglang

The Trans Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership

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The Trans Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership (TSCTP) is a multiyear, interagency program aimed at countering terrorism (CT) and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the Sahel and Maghreb. By U.S. government standards, TSCTP is an exceptional program for its ability to marshal interagency resources in support of a multifaceted approach to regional security that spans the “3Ds” – Diplomacy, Defense, and Development. However, like many other foreign assistance programs, TSCTP is not without planning and implementation challenges, which will be detailed in this study.

in the Maghreb and Sahel, and a related TSCTP program review. A CNA analyst on assignment at the Center for Complex Operations (CCO) at National Defense University conducted not-for-attribution interviews ... Diplomacy and Information Operations:  Working with partner nations to promote moderation and tolerance, counter violent extremist ideology, and encourage populations to report security threats to partner ... , while many African countries contributed troops to the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA), Chad’s U.S.-trained Special Anti-Terrorism Group (SATG) was the only African force

Forward from the Start

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Why was the Navy at the forefront of the far-forward attacks on alQaeda in Afghanistan and the move against Iraq, while willing to take a back seat to the Coast Guard at home? Why did the Navy respond to one of the worst failures in defense at home in the nation's history principally by striking farther forward than it ever had before? Current national policy and naval strategy provide much of the answer, of course. History, however, also provides some clues.

. There the response—and counter-attack—was not only immense and immediate, but also sustained. Carriers raced into position off Pakistan, one carrying Special Operations Forces. So too did Amphibious ... waterfront. Cutters took up stations at all the nation’s ports, and began to enforce new control measures, including keeping civilian vessels away from Navy ships. The Chief of Naval Operations poured ... , in strength, and most important—like the operation’s name—enduring. Smaller forward operations were mounted in the Mediterranean and the Straits of Malacca. A little over a year later, the Navy

Jason Thomas

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; the University of Michigan’s Brehm Center for Type 1 Diabetes; Naval Air Systems Command; Naval Special Warfare Command; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Commander Carrier Strike Group Seven ... Jason Thomas Jason E. Thomas, Ph.D. Vice President and Director, Operational Warfighting Division, Director, Operations Evaluation Group /images/About-Us/Leadership/Jason-Thomas.webp Dr. Jason Thomas is the vice president and director of CNA’s Operational Warfighting Division, and the director of CNA’s Operations Evaluation Group. He has wide-ranging experience in systems analysis

Tim Kao

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in the Marine Corps. His service included leadership roles in special operations, space command, jungle warfare and operations research. He is a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, with deployments in 2003 and 2007. He also deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012. Kao holds an M.S. in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School and an MBA from

NSS Event September 23 2022

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The Russia-Ukraine war is a proving ground for combat tactics for commercial drones and UAVs, an expert panel with Bendett told CNA’s National Security Seminar.

American Security; Dr. Heather M. Roff, a Senior Research Scientist with CNA’s Special Activities and Intelligence Program and an expert in emerging military technologies; and Faine Greenwood, a senior ... commercially available drones for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and support of combat and information operations. The war has become a proving ground for the development of tactics, techniques ... yielded and the vulnerabilities they have exposed. They concluded with implications for future US military operations. Consumer Drones versus Military Drone Technologies Ms. Greenwood elaborated