CSIS – Artificial Intelligence and National Security: The Importance of the AI Ecosystem

In its recent report, “Artificial Intelligence and National Security: The Importance of the AI Ecosystem,” the Center for Strategic and International Studies writes that “AI has profound potential to affect the balance of power in both the global economy and in military competition. While AI has a long history, AI has begun to deliver results within the last decade, particularly with the recent rapid progress in machine learning and the increased availability of data and computing power. As impactful as the recent progress has been, AI remains highly problem-specific and context-dependent. It has proven extremely challenging to translate the progress in some fields to others, even those that are closely related. Enthusiasm in both the public and private sectors has obscured the importance of building the robust supporting capabilities for AI—an AI ecosystem—that are crucial to successful AI adoption.” The report was sponsored in part by Thales USA.