(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most important assets in global competition, including AI-assisted autonomy and decision-making in battlefield applications. However, today’s AI models are vulnerable to novel cyberattacks and could be exploited by adversaries. Moreover, the models aren’t sufficiently dependable to orchestrate and execute inherently human-centric, mission-critical decisions.

“AI and autonomous vehicles have great potential to let our military operate in contested environments without having to needlessly put our brave men and women in harm’s way—as long as we can trust the AI,” says U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann. “Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University have the infrastructure and expertise to develop solutions that will give national security leaders the confidence that these AI systems are secure, reliable, and dependable.”

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