INDEPENDENT RESEARCH / PRACTICE NOTES

Ideas in motion, not ideas behind glass.¶

This is my working notebook on AI engineering, strategy, knowledge infrastructure, organizational transformation, and the human systems that determine whether innovation becomes real capability.

The notes range from emerging research questions to practical operating models. Some will become papers, tools, talks, or products. Others are here because thinking improves when it is made visible.

Evidence before theater Systems over slogans Useful, accountable AI

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January 29, 2024
in Government Technology, AI Strategy, Defense Technology, Innovation Management
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GSA Seeks Feedback on Draft FedRAMP Emerging Technology Prioritization Framework

The General Services Administration (GSA) is soliciting public comments on a newly drafted document aimed at facilitating the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) to prioritize emerging technologies, particularly cloud service offerings (CSOs), in the authorization procedure. The original article can be found here .

January 29, 2024
in AI Strategy, Defense Technology, Government Technology, Innovation Management
1 min read

Overcoming Challenges in Unmanned Vessel Operations in Middle East Waters

The Strait of Hormuz: Navigational Challenges Due to Poor Visibility

The Strait of Hormuz, an essential maritime passage that links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, is known for its persistently poor visibility, creating significant challenges for navigation.

January 29, 2024
in AI Strategy, Defense Technology, Government Technology, Innovation Management
1 min read

Pentagon Launches Public Bounty Program to Identify Biases in AI Chatbots

The Department of Defense is proactively investigating the risks associated with generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, specifically seeking to identify potential biases in large language models, presently focusing on open-source chatbots.

January 29, 2024
in AI Strategy, Defense Technology, Government Technology, Innovation Management
1 min read

USAID Invites Expert Feedback for Crafting an AI in Global Development Playbook

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of State, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are jointly encouraging the global community of AI experts to help guide them as they shape a formidable strategy for AI’s role in global development.

January 27, 2024
in AI Strategy, Defense Technology, Government Technology, Innovation Management
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Amazon Clarifies No Violation of Facial Recognition Moratorium Following DOJ Disclosure

Amazon Responds to DOJ Disclosure: No Violation of Facial Recognition Moratorium

Following reporting by FedScoop, Amazon stated that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) disclosure about the FBI beginning to use its Rekognition tool does not signify a violation of its moratorium on facial recognition.

January 26, 2024
in AI Strategy, Government Technology, Innovation Management
5 min read

The AI Market Is an Architecture of Dependencies

The Federal Trade Commission’s 2024 inquiry into partnerships among major cloud providers and generative-AI developers was often framed as a question of investment concentration: would multibillion-dollar relationships among Microsoft and OpenAI, Amazon and Anthropic, and Google and Anthropic distort competition?

The deeper question is architectural. Frontier AI developers need capital, specialized compute, storage, networking, distribution, engineering support, and access to enterprise customers. Cloud providers possess those complements at scale. Partnerships can accelerate innovation by joining them. They can also create dependencies that influence which models reach users, which clouds capture workloads, which startups can compete, and who exercises practical control over supposedly independent firms.

Competition cannot be inferred from the number of logos. It must be analyzed through the control points of the AI stack.

January 26, 2024
in AI Strategy, Defense Technology, Government Technology, Innovation Management
1 min read

Government Agencies Urged to Improve Communication with Congress on Emerging Tech Regulatory Challenges, GAO Report Finds

GAO Report Urges Federal Agencies to Enhance Communication with Congress on Tech Regulatory Challenges

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has voiced its concerns about the need for federal agencies to improve their communication and documentation practices, in an attempt to further assist Congress in providing legislative oversight.

January 26, 2024
in AI Strategy, Defense Technology, Government Technology, Innovation Management
2 min read

Office of Management and Budget Calls for Feedback on Privacy Impact Assessments for AI

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has made a public call for suggestions on how federal agency privacy impact assessments could address the escalating risks with the increasing complexity of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).