SUMMARYOFTHE2018DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSEARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCESTRATEGYHarnessingAItoAdvanceOurSecurityandProsperitySUMMARYOFTHE2018DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSEARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCESTRATEGY2ThisPageIntentionalLeftBlankSUMMARYOFTHE2018DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSEARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCESTRATEGY3TableofContentsPREFACE..........................................................................................................................................................4INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................5HarnessingAItoAdvanceOurSecurityandProsperity.............................................................................5AIwillbenefitboththeDepartmentandtheNation..............................................................................6STRATEGICAPPROACH............................................................................................................................7DoDistakingimmediateactiontorealizethebenefitsofAI................................................................7DeliveringAI-enabledcapabilitiesthataddresskeymissions.............................................................7ScalingAI’simpactacrossDoDthroughacommonfoundationthatenablesdecentralizeddevelopmentandexperimentation..........................................................................................................7CultivatingaleadingAIworkforce.........................................................................................................7Engagingwithcommercial,academic,andinternationalalliesandpartners....................................7LeadinginmilitaryethicsandAIsafety.................................................................................................8TheJointArtificialIntelligenceCenterisafocalpointoftheDoDAIStrategy.................................9STRATEGICFOCUSAREAS...................................................................................