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FirstNet Authority and AT&T Join Forces to Expand Public Safety Broadband Network with $8B Investment; Joe Wassel Shares Insights

FirstNet Authority Partners with AT&T for a Decade-long, $8 Billion Public Safety Network Enhancement Initiative

The First Responder Network Authority, partnering with AT&T, has announced a 10-year, $8 billion initiative aimed at advancing and extending FirstNet, the U.S.’s public safety broadband network. The FirstNet Authority plans to funnel an investment of $6.3 billion through its contract with AT&T and intends to designate an additional $2 billion towards enhancing the network’s coverage. The original article can be found here .

Harnessing Data Patterns: DOD’s Chief Digital & AI Office’s Vision

DoD’s CDAO Aims to Improve Data Patterns Utilization in AI Leveraging

The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) plans to pioneer the use of data patterns and promote best practices for data organization and structuring in their efforts to exploit AI. As quoted at a conference, Bill Streilein, CDAO’s chief technology officer, emphasized data sharing’s benefits and announced new executive-level courses.

MITRE’s Research on AI Tool for Enhancing Air Traffic Conversations by FAA Revealed

MITRE Researches AI Tool for FAA: An In-depth Look into DOT’s AI Endeavours

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has been discreet regarding its work on generative artificial intelligence (AI). However, documents acquired by FedScoop reveal that the federally funded research organisation, MITRE, has been developing an AI-based system to aid the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

On Feb. 13 at the WEST 2024 conference, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti announced that the U.S. Navy is utilizing additive manufacturing on aircraft carriers and amphibious landing ships. This adoption is part of a wider effort to expedite platform delivery and maintenance in a cost-effective manner.

Task Force Lima: DOD’s Generative AI Team Unveiled

The Rising Significance of Generative AI: Implications for The Department of Defense

The emergence of easily accessible tools such as ChatGPT has firmly established generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the public sphere. Given its vast potential applications, generative AI carries significant promise for various domains. The Department of Defense, like many other organizations, is probing this technology’s efficacy across an assortment of applications.

US Pacific Commander Pushes for AI to Differentiate Chinese Military Exercises from Invasion

Adm. Sam Paparo Advocates for AI Analysis in Discerning Chinese Military Actions

The escalating scale and realism of Chinese wargames has raised concerns in global defense circles. Adm. Sam Paparo asserts that the conventional intelligence “indications and warning” systems are ill-equipped to differentiate between a practice exercise and a potential invasion. He suggests capitalizing on artificial intelligence (AI), leveraging data from surveillance drones for analysis.

USPTO Releases Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions

USPTO Releases Guidance on Patenting AI-Assisted Inventions

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), under the Department of Commerce, has issued guidelines determining the patentability of creations assisted by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Kathi Vidal, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, clarified that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically non-patentable, but a substantial human contribution to the invention is necessary for patent protection.

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