Craig Martell, the Pentagon’s new head of artificial intelligence, has announced his intention to accelerate the division’s technological modernization. He writes about Bloomberg.

He said his first day of work at the Department of Defense was “overwhelming.” The head of the department noted that he was not trying to reform the department as a whole.

“My goal is to show that with the right cultural change, we can really make a big impact,” Martell said.

He added that the criticisms of former top officials were “mostly correct”.

Earlier, a number of senior officials left the Pentagon’s technology department and expressed disappointment at the slow pace of change. Some have expressed fears that China’s heavy investment in artificial intelligence may exceed US defense capabilities.

Martell said his office will also work on “responsible artificial intelligence.” According to him, the Pentagon must have sound ethical principles for the use of AI in warfare and ensure that the combat vehicles used are “99.999% accurate”.

“For me, whenever lives are at stake, people need to be aware,” Martell said.

He also expressed his doubts about getting advanced AI like Skynet.

Martell took over as Pentagon artificial intelligence chief in April 2022.

Recall that in April, the US military requested $ 29.8 million for the development of AI infrastructure.

In February, the US Department of Defense signed contracts with 79 companies for the supply of artificial intelligence technologies.

In October 2021, former Pentagon software director Nicholas Chaillen claimed that China had won the AI ​​race against the United States.

A week later, the Department of Defense rejected the former employee’s opinion.