Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth at the agency campus in Springfield, Va. Credit: DoD WASHINGTON — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is moving to establish guidelines and standards for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in critical areas such as identifying potential targets using satellite imagery. Based in Springfield, Virginia, NGA collects, analyzes and distributes geospatial intelligence derived from satellite and aerial imagery to support national security, military operations and disaster response efforts. Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of NGA, announced last week that the agency is launching a pilot program aimed at ensuring the reliability and trustworthiness of AI models used by its analysts. The initiative seeks to create guidelines for evaluating the performance […]
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