The US government is exploring the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to expedite tasks that can take humans days to complete, according to a report by Bloomberg. Air Force Colonel Matthew Strohmeyer disclosed that a large language model (LLM) AI completed a task in just 10 minutes, which he described as “highly successful” and “very fast.” The Pentagon is reportedly testing these models with secret-level data, potentially leading to AI-assisted decision-making in the Defense Department.
  

Key Points: 

1. The US defense complex is testing artificial intelligence to accelerate tasks that typically take humans hours or even days.
2. An AI large language model (LLM) successfully completed a task in just 10 minutes, as confirmed by Air Force Colonel Matthew Strohmeyer.
3. The Pentagon is feeding AI models with classified data to see how they perform in real-time conditions.
4. The Defense Department’s director of emerging capabilities policy office, Michael Horowitz, emphasized the desire to use AI “ethically” in supporting US defense capabilities.
5. The State Department issued guidelines in February that included ensuring human control and oversight of AI tasks and called for accountability in the military use of AI within a responsible human chain of command and control.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-defense-department-using-ai-artificial-intelligence-llm-humans-2023-7