large language model (LLM) Archives

NGA’s Mark Munsell speaking in 2012 during his ceremony for promotion to SES. (Photo provided by NGA spokesperson).

‘One-two punch’: Inside NGA’s approach to exploring powerful next-gen AI

In an interview this week, the agency’s first-ever Chief AI Officer shared new details about an early pursuit to train a cutting-edge model.

Nov 8, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Artificial intelligence technology concept. (Getty Images)

Scale AI unveils ‘Defense Llama’ large language model for national security users

DefenseScoop got a live demo of the new tool, which already boasts experimental and operational use cases in classified networks.

Nov 4, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Task Force Lima military patch (CDAO image)

Questions on DOD’s plans for generative AI swirl as Task Force Lima’s possible sunset nears

"TF Lima has consistently delivered a range of insights to senior leaders," a DOD spokesperson told DefenseScoop on Friday.

Oct 25, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division stand by after conducting a simulated force-on-force exercise as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2023. The MCCRE involves a range of scenarios and challenges that test the unit’s ability to plan, coordinate, and execute complex missions, including offensive and defensive operations, logistics, and communications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski)

Marines planning to use large language models to help mine information repositories

The effort is part of a broader push by the service to implement its new AI strategy.

Sep 25, 2024 By Jon Harper

Air Force releases new tool to track development, spending on AI efforts

Known as CLARA, the tool looks to increase visibility and overall understanding of the department's AI-related initiatives.

Aug 27, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI “ChatGPT” AI-generated answer to the question “What can AI offer to humanity?” is seen on a laptop screen on February 03, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Army set to issue new policy guidance on use of large language models

Pentagon officials see generative AI as a tool that could be used across the department, but security concerns need to be addressed.

May 9, 2024 By Jon Harper

William Chappell, Microsoft CTO for for strategic missions and technologies, speaks at an AI expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, May 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jon Harper)

Microsoft deploys GPT-4 large language model for Pentagon use in top secret cloud

Microsoft has deployed the GPT-4 large language model in an isolated, air-gapped Azure Government Top Secret cloud for use by the Department of Defense, the company announced…

May 7, 2024 By Jon Harper

CDAO developing ‘classification guide’ for large language models

The in-the-works guidance marks an important deliverable for the Pentagon's Task Force Lima.

Feb 21, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

CEO of Scale AI Alexandr Wang testifies during a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation hearing about artificial intelligence on Capitol Hill July 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Scale AI to set the Pentagon’s path for testing and evaluating large language models

The company will create a comprehensive T&E framework for generative AI within the Defense Department.

Feb 20, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

DISA’s updated tech watchlist gets specific on AI capabilities

The Defense Information Systems Agency is taking a more comprehensive approach to analyzing AI capabilities and their potential use cases.

Nov 6, 2023 By Mikayla Easley