The 5 Ethical Principles Governing how the Department of Defense Deploys Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI
During The AI Conference in San Francisco on 9/26/2023, Brian Raymond interviewed Joe Larson, Deputy Chief Digital and AI Officer about the Pentagon's AI/ML transformation.
During the interview, Larson discussed how the Department of Defense is approaching artificial intelligence and algorithmic warefare. He also outlined five ethical principles that govern the department's approach to AI and generative AI which are outlined below.
Responsible. DoD personnel will exercise appropriate levels of judgment and care, while remaining responsible for the development, deployment, and use of AI capabilities.
Equitable. The Department will take deliberate steps to minimize unintended bias in AI capabilities.
Traceable. The Department’s AI capabilities will be developed and deployed such that relevant personnel possess an appropriate understanding of the technology, development processes, and operational methods applicable to AI capabilities, including with transparent and auditable methodologies, data sources, and design procedure and documentation.
Reliable. The Department’s AI capabilities will have explicit, well‐defined uses, and the safety, security, and effectiveness of such capabilities will be subject to testing and assurance within those defined uses across their entire life‐cycles.
Governable. The Department will design and engineer AI capabilities to fulfill their intended functions while possessing the ability to detect and avoid unintended consequences, and the ability to disengage or deactivate deployed systems that demonstrate unintended behavior.
It is also important to call out additional information about how AI initiatives are managed within the Department of Defense organization.
Task Lima
Led by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), Task Force Lima will monitor, develop, evaluate, and recommend the responsible and secure implementation of generative AI capabilities across the Department of Defense (DoD).
Tradewinds
Tradewinds is the Department of Defense's framework for sourcing, funding, and developing solutions to challenges in the artificial intelligence/machine learning, digital, and data analytics space.
