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The new initiative will determine how AI models from tech giants such as OpenAI and Google can be safely deployed across Cyber Command and the NSA missions.
The task force was announced to staff two weeks ago by Gen. Joshua Rudd, the dual-hat leader of the National Security Agency and Cyber Command. | Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The Pentagon’s cyber-warfighting arm is launching a task force to speed up the adoption of cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools with powerful hacking capabilities, according to three people with knowledge of the effort.
The initiative from U.S. Cyber Command — which has not been previously reported — underscores the Pentagon’s concerns about the sudden emergence of private sector-built AI models that can unearth security flaws in digital systems faster than the world’s best hackers.
