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Michael Groen

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.
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)

Six months into JAIC 2.0, DOD still needs to move faster on AI

The Joint AI Center's transformation into 'JAIC 2.0' has brought added speed to AI adoption, but not enough, its director said.
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)

For the military, ‘AI is not IT’: JAIC wants to focus on data and decisions, not tech

Rather than focusing on the tech, the JAIC wants to zoom in on helping the military with data and decision making.
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The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, right, promotes Col. Michael S. Groen to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony in Crawford Hall at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., April 10, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans/Released)

JAIC gets new director after Senate confirmation

Lt. Gen. Michael Groen's confirmation comes with a promotion to major general. He'll have important oversight of how the Pentagon fields AI technologies.
Michael S. Groen addresses guests during the Alpha, Charlie, Delta company commissioning ceremony to become 2nd Leuitentants aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., August 6, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Villalobosrocha/Released)

A new JAIC director is on the way

Pending Senate confirmation, Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael Groen will be the next director of the JAIC.
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