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Alka Patel

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center; and Alka Patel, JAIC chief of responsible artificial intelligence, hold a news conference at the Pentagon to provide updates on the progress of implementing Defense Department artificial intelligence capabilities, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 24, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ashley L. Cheesman)

Former Department of Defense head of AI ethics joins Comcast

Alka Patel says in a LinkedIn post she has started a position as vice president for government and external affairs at Comcast.
Oct 25, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center director, conducts a press briefing about the DOD’s efforts to adopt and scale artificial intelligence capabilities, from the Pentagon, Washington D.C., Nov. 24, 2020. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

JAIC chief wants AI progress to be ‘slow and incremental’

The Joint AI Center wants to approach problems incrementally so it can build solutions that can be broadly applied across the military.
Oct 8, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center; and Alka Patel, JAIC chief of responsible artificial intelligence, hold a news conference at the Pentagon to provide updates on the progress of implementing Defense Department artificial intelligence capabilities, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 24, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ashley L. Cheesman)

DOD’s AI ethics lead Alka Patel departs

Alka Patel has led development of the Department of Defense's AI ethics policy since February 2020.
Oct 5, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
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