Government and PolicyMilitary TechnologyDARPA ‘Cornerstone’ program looks to prevent behavioral & cognitive damage from head injuriesTim Hinchliffe2 weeks ago3.12KThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to prevent behavioral and cognitive injuries from occurring within seconds of...
Big TechGovernment and PolicyMilitary TechnologySocial MediaWebDARPA wants to model how ‘disinformation’ flows from fringe to mainstream platformsTim Hinchliffe2 months ago24.4KDARPA is looking to automate its understanding of how information flows from fringe to mainstream platforms with a new AI...
Government and PolicyMilitary TechnologyYuval Harari’s hackable humans warning at WEF is becoming reality: DARPA is researching preconscious brain signals to know what someone believes to be true or notTim Hinchliffe3 months ago28.4KDARPA is launching a new research program that analyzes preconscious brain signals to determine if someone believes something is true...
Government and PolicyCongress hears testimony on whether ARPA-H should be independent agency or part of NIHTim Hinchliffe5 months ago4.34KShould the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) be an independent agency under Human Health Services (HHS) or part...
Government and PolicyMilitary TechnologyDARPA preps 5-year MELT program to develop high energy lasers for directed energy applications, drone swarmsTim Hinchliffe5 months ago7.51KThe Pentagon's research funding arm is prepping a five-year program to develop high energy laser sources for directed energy applications...
Military TechnologyDARPA looks to make microbial food from electricity, air & water to ease cargo logisticsTim Hinchliffe7 months ago12.3KInstead of having to transport large amounts of perishable food for military consumption and humanitarian relief, DARPA is looking to...
Military TechnologySocial MediaDARPA wants AI to moderate social media groups, mitigate ‘destructive ideas’ during humanitarian effortsTim Hinchliffe10 months ago8.2KDARPA is launching a new research project called Civil Sanctuary to develop multilingual AI moderators to mitigate "destructive ideas" while...
Military TechnologyPentagon taps private sector for portable ultrasound devices to diagnose trauma, musculoskeletal injuriesTim Hinchliffe1 year ago3.74KThe Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is looking to the private sector for portable ultrasound solutions to diagnose injuries on...
WebSelf-aware AI on the battlefield: should we fear a Terminator scenario? (Podcast)Sam Brake Guia1 year ago5.22KIn this episode of the Brains Byte Back Podcast, we want to explore if "The Terminator" could ever become a...
Military TechnologyPentagon seeks wearable & handheld tech for soldiers to control multiple unmanned vehiclesTim Hinchliffe1 year ago7.54KThe Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is looking for commercial solutions to develop wearable and handheld controllers that will allow...
Military TechnologyDARPA wants AI to improve portable ultrasound devices for direct use on the battlefieldTim Hinchliffe1 year ago6.6KDARPA is taking a stab at improving portable ultra-sound devices with AI to respond to injuries in real-time directly on...
Military TechnologyTackling coastal erosion & flooding with reef-mimicking structures for national ‘Reefense’Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago9.18KTo cut down on coastal erosion, flooding, and storm damage, the Pentagon's research funding arm is looking to develop reef-mimicking...
Military TechnologySocial MediaDARPA to ‘exploit social media, messaging & blog data’ to track geopolitical influence campaignsTim Hinchliffe2 years ago10.8KThe power to monitor, track, and potentially quash online campaigns before they become popular is getting a whole lot easier....
Military TechnologyTechnologyPentagon wants autonomous surveillance vehicles that can distinguish friend from foe in urban areasTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.12KSoldiers operating in urban environments have to make quick decisions when assessing whether someone means to do them harm or...
TechnologyDARPA researching autonomy algorithm tech for off-road vehicles to perform better than humansTim Hinchliffe2 years ago6.03KThe Pentagon's Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to develop autonomy algorithm technologies for off-road vehicles that will be...
TechnologyDARPA sets sights on making AI self-aware of complex time dimensionsTim Hinchliffe2 years ago9.82KThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is setting its sights on developing an AI system with a detailed self-understanding...
Technology‘Beijing & Moscow have weaponized space through killer satellites, directed energy weapons’: Defense SecTim Hinchliffe2 years ago26.4KUS Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says that China and Russia have weaponized space through "killer satellites" and directed energy...
TechnologyPentagon is close to enterprise-wide infrastructure to deploy AI at scale: DoD AI SymposiumTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.35KThe Pentagon is close to having a enterprise-wide AI infrastructure that can be deployed at scale, and could one day...
TechnologyDARPA chooses AI teams to hack video games like StarCraft II to advance Pentagon war game scenariosTim Hinchliffe2 years ago6.87KDARPA is looking to the gaming industry for inspiration on different ways to leverage AI, with a specific focus on...
TechnologyAir Force Hack-A-Sat challenge to go virtual as Pentagon preps for satellite network rolloutTim Hinchliffe2 years ago7.71KThe United States Air Force announces it is moving its Hack-A-Sat challenge completely online as the Pentagon prepares to rollout...