United States: The US National Security Agency (NSA) has launched an artificial intelligence security centre to manage the development and integration of AI capabilities within US defence and intelligence services.
Director of the NSA and US Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, commented that the US is aware of the increasing importance of AI in the national security landscape and that the opening of the new centre was part of steps to “shape the future” of AI technology in the security, defence, and intelligence sectors.
“We maintain an advantage in AI in the United States today. That AI advantage should not be taken for granted,” Mr. Nakasone told reporters.
According to reports, the AI centre will be incorporated into the NSA’s current Cybersecurity Collaboration Centre, where it will become the focal point for “promoting the secure adoption of new AI capabilities across the national security enterprise and the defence industry base”.
“AI will be increasingly consequential for national security in diplomatic, technological, and economic matters for our country and our allies and partners,” Mr. Nakasone noted.
The NSA chief remarked that it was imperative that the “US maintain its leadership in AI development and that malicious foreign actors be prevented from obtaining US innovations in AI.”
“We must build a robust understanding of AI vulnerabilities, foreign intelligence threats to these AI systems, and ways to encounter the threat in order to have AI security. AI helps us, but our decisions are made by humans. And that’s an important distinction. We do see assistance from artificial intelligence. But at the end of the day, decisions will be made by humans, and humans are in the loop,” Mr. Nakasone further shared.
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