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ai with ai: Pet Shop Bots: BEHAVIOR

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Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including: 0:46   : The GAO releases a more extensive report on US Federal agency use of facial recognition technology, including what purposes. 3:24   : The US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate publishes its AI and ML Strategic Plan, with an implementation plan to follow. 5:39   : Ada Lovelace Institute, AI Now Institute, and Open Government Partnership publish a global study on Algorithmic Accountability for the Public Sector, which focuses on accountability mechanisms stemming from laws and policy. 9:04   : Research from North Caroline State University shows that the benefits of autonomous vehicles will outweigh the risks, with proper regulation. 13:18   : Research section Introduction 14:24   : Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI and the University of Washington demonstrate that artificial agents can learn generalizable visual representation during interactive gameplay, embodied within an environment (AI2-THOR); agents demonstrated knowledge of the principles of containment, object permanence, and concepts of free space. 19:37   : Researchers at Stanford University introduce BEHAVIOR (Benchmark for Everyday Household Activities in Virtual, Interactive, and ecOlogical enviRonments), which establishes benchmarks for simulation of 100 activities that human often perform at home. 24:02   : A survey examines the dynamics of research communities and AI benchmarks, suggesting that hybrid, multi-institution, and persevering communities are the ones more likely to improve state-of-the-art performance, among other things. 28:54   : Springer-Verlag makes Representation Learning for Natural Language Processing available online. 32:09   : Terry Sejnowski and Stephen Wolfram publish a three-hour discussion on AI and other topics.

4-42 Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including: 0:46   : The GAO releases a more extensive report on US Federal agency use of facial recognition technology, including what purposes. 3:24   : The US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate publishes its AI and ML Strategic Plan, with an implementation plan to follow. 5:39   : Ada ... . OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) S&T DIRECTORATE RELEASES AI AND ML STRATEGIC PLAN Report FIRST GLOBAL STUDY THAT ANALYZES ALGORITHMIC ACCOUNTABILITY POLICY FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR Executive

ai with ai: Beauty Is in the AI of the Perceiver

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Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news, including an upgraded version of OpenAI’s CoPilot, called, Codex, which can not only complete code but creates it as well (based on natural language inputs from its users). The National Science Foundation is providing $220 million in grants to 11 new National AI Research Institutes (including two fully funded by the NSF). A new DARPA program seeks to explore how AI systems can share their experiences with each other, in Shared-Experience Lifelong Learning (ShELL). The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs introduces two AI-related bills: the AI Training Act (to establish a training program to educate the federal acquisition workforce), and the Deepfake Task Force Act (to task DHS to produce a coordinated plan on how a “digital content provenance” standard might assist with decreasing the spread of deepfakes). And the Inspectors General of the NSA and DoD partner to conduct a joint evaluation of NSA’s integration of AI into signals intelligence efforts. In research, DeepMind creates the Perceiver IO architecture, which works across a wide variety of input and output spaces, challenging the idea that different kinds of data need different neural network architectures. DeepMind also publishes PonderNet, which learns to adapt the amount of computation based on the complexity of the problem (rather than the size of the inputs). Research from MIT uses the corpus of US patents to predict the rate of technological improvements for all technologies. The European Parliamentary Research Service publishes a report on Innovative Technologies Shaping the 2040 Battlefield. Quanta Magazine publishes an interview with Melanie Mitchell, which includes a deeper discussion on her research in analogies. And Springer-Verlag makes available for free An Introduction to Ethics in Robotics and AI (by Christoph Bartneck, Christoph Lütge, Alan Wagner, and Sean Welsh).

seeks to explore how AI systems can share their experiences with each other, in Shared-Experience Lifelong Learning (ShELL). The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs introduces ... Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Advances Two AI Bills Deepfake Task Force Act/Text Washington Post: Summary of issues AI Training Act/text Research Perceiver

Dave Johnson and Peter Neffenger Join CNA's Board of Trustees

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CNA President and CEO Katherine McGrady today announced that Vice Admiral David Johnson, USN (Ret.), and Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger, USCG (Ret.), are joining the CNA Board of Trustees.

in Business  Management from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor’s from Baldwin Wallace University. He is a two-time recipient of the Department of Homeland Security’s Distinguished Service Medal ... by President Obama to lead the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a position he held until January 2017. Prior to this, he distinguished himself in a 34-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he ... dedication to doing work that supports the safety and security of the nation.’” VADM Johnson holds a naval engineering degree and a master’s in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute

Countering Domestic Violent Extremism

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Domestic violent extremism (DVE) is a pressing concern for defense and national security policy-makers. In order to define the issue, place DVE in historical context, and suggest steps to address the problem, CNA’s National Security Seminar convened three of its experts for a discussion titled “Countering DVE: Drivers, Challenges, and What Comes Next.”

target ideas rather than violence or calls to violence could unintentionally perpetuate narratives of ideological persecution.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently identified REMVE ... Countering Domestic Violent Extremism Countering Domestic Violent Extremism Domestic violent extremism (DVE) is a pressing concern for defense and national security policy-makers. In order to define the issue, place DVE in historical context, and suggest steps to address the problem, CNA’s National Security Seminar convened three of its experts for a discussion titled “Countering DVE: Drivers

National Security and Assured US Electrical Power

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This document presents the wide-ranging views of an advisory group of retired flag and general officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps on the subject of national security and assured U.S. electrical power. Since 2006, this advisory group, referred to as CNA's Military Advisory Board (MAB), has examined the linkages between climate, energy, and national security, and has brought its vast operational, tactical, and strategic experience and perspective to domestic and international discussions. Past MAB reports include National Security and the Threat of Climate Change, Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security, Ensuring America’s Freedom of Movement: A National Security Imperative to Reduce U.S. Oil Dependence, and the CNA MAB’s most recent work, National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change.

National Security and Assured US Electrical Power National Security and Assured U.S. Electrical Power This document presents the wide-ranging views of an advisory group of retired flag and general officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps on the subject of national security and assured U.S. electrical power. Since 2006, this advisory group, referred to as CNA's Military Advisory Board (MAB), has examined the linkages between climate, energy, and national security, and has brought its vast operational, tactical, and strategic experience and perspective to domestic

Learning from the Past: US Domestic Counterterrorism from 1970 to 1985

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This summary is based on the full-length CNA report, The “First War on Terrorism?” U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism During the 1970s and Early 1980s, CRM-2014-U-008836.

period. And even the term terrorism is beginning to sound dated, as government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (which did not exist during this era) shift to the language of domestic violent extremism (DVE). Yet, despite these differences, the eras have much in common and the challenge—that of protecting the homeland—remains largely the same. Unfortunately, many of the lessons ... domestic terrorism have increased steadily in recent years.1 DHS has obviously worked ceaselessly and successfully to protect the homeland over the last few decades, but recent shifts presage a likely

Jason Thomas

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ISR technologies. In other work over his 14-year career at CNA, Dr. Thomas has conducted research and analysis for the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency ... for Senior Executives in National and International Security," Executive Education, National and International Security, Harvard, Boston, MA, 2006. In 2005 he received the U.S. Navy Meritorious

Peter Neffenger

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the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a position he held until January 2017. Prior to this he enjoyed a distinguished 34-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served as the 29th Vice ... , the world's largest election security technology company; serves on numerous advisory boards; is a member of the Baldwin Wallace University Board of Trustees; holds an MPA from Harvard University; an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College; an MA in Business Management from Central Michigan University, and a BA from Baldwin Wallace University. He is a two-time

JTF CS Tasking and Roles and Responsibilities for CBRN and DSCA

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Military support to homeland hazards like hurricanes is now assigned to Joint Task Force Civil Support. CNA analyzed organizational structures for the mission.

(HHQ) generated products, Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) guidance and plans, subject matter expert (SME) discussions and responses to Delphi questions ... JTF CS Tasking and Roles and Responsibilities for CBRN and DSCA JTF‐CS’ tasking and roles and responsibilities for CBRN and DSCA Military support to homeland hazards like hurricanes is now assigned ... an exclusive focus on CRBN events to include all hazards Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) response operations in a future homeland defense operating environment. In response, JTF-CS revised

FAQ: FFRDCS AND THE CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES

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Defines the Center of Naval Analyses and a FFRDC

sponsored by the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Other agencies with FFRDCs are the Departments of Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Transportation, Treasury and Veterans Affairs, as well as NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Courts. Q: WHO OWNS THE FFRDCS? A: Nearly all