The Next Era of Aviation – Autonomy and AI Pilots
I will never forget my first conversation with our engineers at Shield AI, where I learned that in three weeks our AI Pilots accumulated the equivalent of 31 years of […]
Why Shield AI? Bob Harward’s Perspective
My good friend, former Secretary of Defense and fellow professional warrior General Jim Mattis said, “America’s military has no pre-ordained right to victory on the battlefield.” The assumption that our military will […]
Tesla Shows Us The Risks When Dominant Incumbents Fail To Be Bold
China’s military is Netflix; the U.S. military is Blockbuster. China is Amazon; the U.S. is Barnes & Noble. China is Tesla; the U.S. is General Motors. People thought the automotive […]
America Must Accelerate, Scale, and Innovate to Win Future Wars
Nikki is an employee at Shield AI and an Army veteran who completed two deployments to Afghanistan and a tour of duty in South Korea. Since transition from the military, […]
AI for Maneuver
We recently had the opportunity to discuss AI for Maneuver with the Secretary of Defense and its role as one of the cornerstones of the DoD’s JADC2 operating concept, along […]
The Challenges of Robotic Perception
What are the primary challenges of robotic perception? The perception challenges we experience as humans are the same types of challenges that robots face when trying to perceive the world. […]
Shield AI Fundamentals: On Perception
What does perception refer to in robotic systems? We’re referring to a robot’s ability to sense the environment around it, process the information that’s coming in from its sensors, and […]
Considering Communication in Coordinated Perception
Among multi-robot systems, what is the role of communication in perception? Communication is a consequential consideration within coordinated perception. Fundamentally, when we talk about coordinated perception, we are speaking about […]
Shield AI Fundamentals: On Knowledge Representation
We’ve spoken extensively about intelligence and learning in artificial systems. Can you elaborate on the concept of knowledge? Within the context of artificial intelligence, knowledge represents everything that the robot […]
Shield AI Fundamentals: On Learning Methods
What is the difference between supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning? Within machine learning there are several types of learning methods. There include: supervised learning, semi-supervised learning and unsupervised learning, as […]
