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Delivering Next-Generation AI Capabilities

Podcast
Matt Gaston and Matt Butkovic discuss ongoing and future work in AI, including test and evaluation, the importance of hands-on experience with AI systems, and why government needs to continue partnering with industry to spur innovation in national defense.
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Software Engineering Institute

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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformational technology, but it has limitations in challenging operational settings. Researchers in the SEI's AI Division work to deliver reliable and secure AI capabilities to warfighters in mission-critical environments. In our latest podcast, Matt Gaston, director of the SEI’s AI Division, sits down with Matt Butkovic, technical director of the SEI CERT Division’s Cyber Risk and Resilience program, to discuss ongoing and future work in AI, including test and evaluation, the importance of gaining hands-on experience with AI systems, and why government needs to continue partnering with industry to spur innovation in national defense.

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Matt Gaston

Dr. Matt Gaston is the director of the AI Division at the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute and the founding director of the SEI’s Emerging Technology Center. He also holds an appointment as an adjunct associate professor at the Carnegie Mellon University Institute for Software Research.

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Matthew J. Butkovic

Matthew Butkovic is the Technical Director of the Cyber Risk and Resilience Assurance Directorate in the CERT Division of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (CMU SEI).

Matt performs critical infrastructure protection research and develops methods, tools, and techniques for evaluating capabilities and managing risk. This includes addressing the …

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