AI for Defense and Intelligence

by Patrick Biltgen

AI for Defense and Intelligence is a timely and compelling read for graduate students interested in this rapidly-growing field, mid-career professionals looking to rebrand, and senior leaders in federal agencies who want to get smart on the latest tech. This approachable and focused book provides an overview of AI basics, a review of powerful machine learning models, and a discussion of applications across natural language processing (NLP), computer vision (CV), optimization, agent-based modeling and more. Readers will learn about contemporary defense and intelligence programs leveraging AI for mission advantage. The book also details challenges and solutions for scaling AI in the cloud, training models at scale, customizing AI for unique mission applications, and addressing hard problems endemic to defense and intelligence missions. The book quotes extensively from current research and government documents, providing the student with a strong basis for a career applying AI in support of national security.

Genres: Technology, Military Fiction

381 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 8, 2024

Reviews

[Dale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for military practitioners across all domains.

[Kyle Palko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of a mish-mash of technical concepts and use cases. I feel like some days I would find this book useful and others I would find it not.

Probably best for people who already have a baseline in ML.