Pentagon Turns to Industry to Build Out Artificial Intelligence

The Pentagon said it will rely heavily on commercial industry under its newly released strategy to move the military quickly toward artificial intelligence.

The military will be looking particularly for off-the-shelf AI algorithms and models over the coming years as it aims to revolutionize how it handles data and builds up its own expertise within the services, said Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center at the Pentagon.

The strategy was made public Tuesday following the completion of a classified version last summer. It lays out how the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will lead and coordinate ...