Winning the National Security AI Competition: A Practical Guide for Government and Industry Leaders

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C. Whitlock, F. StricklandWinning the National Security AI Competitionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8814-6_1

1. The Three Imperatives to Develop AI Leaders

Chris Whitlock¹   and Frank Strickland²

(1)

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

(2)

Centreville, VA, USA

 

“[Artificial Intelligence] will literally affect every operation, mission that we do. And it's going to require a different way of training and educating our commanders and our people.”

—Former Deputy Secretary of Defense, Robert Work, 2021

“Senior leaders championing AI adoption and workforce development are essential, yet their understanding and appreciation of AI is highly inconsistent and support often ends ...