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Ryan sat down at the Pentagon with Gen. Gary Brito to talk about strengthening Army professionalism. Whether you’re a soldier, a Department of the Army civilian, a contractor supporting the Army, or just someone interested in the future of America’s Army, this episode is for you.

TBT: Seems like only yesterday … Army Leaders this week learned how the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is preparing Soldiers to leverage Fourth Wave technologies that will incorporate AI & Advanced Robotics during competition, crisis, and potentially the next conflict. From leveraging Cloud computing across the conflict area, to small autonomous airborne, land-based, and sea-based drones to augment Soldier reconnaissance & surveillance capabilities. Might be time to start talking about those ‘Three Laws of Robotics,’ which Isaac Asminov thought up during the late 1940s and 1950s. And based on James Cameron’s 40-year old SciFi classic, as well as the recent release of The Creator, Congress might want to get involved when folks start talking about giving AI & Advanced Robotics weapons release authority. Just saying, https://lnkd.in/g25MYFU3 “Harnessing the upside [of A.I.] while mitigating the downsides is going to be the story of the next 20 years. And some states will take advantage of this to entrench their authoritarianism, we in the west have to defend our values, and not slip into authoritarianism. That's going to be our great challenge, to withstand that pressure to want to surveil everything.” “. . . and the Chinese are certainly aware of the power of A.I. to increase the government's ability to surveil, repress, and nudge their population into so-called patriotic behaviors. The United States government has virtually done none of that domestically; it's been in the hands of corporate actors. Those corporate actors are not interested in subverting democracy, but polarization has happened to be very aligned with their commercial and business models, as they're doing everything they can to generate more clicks, more engagement, build more data.” “So, the question is going to be, how will the United States, the Europeans, and other governments ostensibly driven by rule of law work together with these technology companies to harness the productivity that comes from A.I. without slipping into authoritarianism. Because the easiest way for governments to align with technology companies around A.I. Is to forget about the common interest and will of the average citizen. It will be to use the power to surveil, to use the power to control and to nudge. And that's contrary to everything that we are as citizens of a representative democracy.” -Ian Bremer, Europa Group, August 2023 on CNN

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Loving that Soldiers are recognizing the importance of data and data literacy, and that Army leadership is too. Check out the recommended article, “Take Ownership of Your Formation’s Data Literacy”. #data #dataliteracy #datamanagement

Great info for Army officers looking to obtain certifications without incurring an ADSO. (See my screenshot in the comments for Cody Waits’ breakdown of how to to get it done)

Our Quantum-Systems family of systems is growing. After placing the best product for mid-range reconnaissance (MRR) with our VECTOR, it is now time to introduce the best short-range reconnaissance (SRR) for the world: The TWISTER. #quantumdrones #familyofsystems

From Oct. 30 to Nov. 17 at @USAG Stuttgart, a group of Army Civilian Professionals and Local National employees attended the Civilian Education System Intermediate Course. This program, a key component of the Army's Lines of Effort to maintain a skilled and ready workforce, illustrates the Army's commitment to nurturing its leaders. Read more on the importance of the Army's investment in civilian education. http://spr.ly/6047RdeaH We Are The #ArmysHome #PeopleFirst

Humbled to be speaking to the National Human Resources Association in March about why hiring veterans is the best-kept secret in business! Such an incredible opportunity to discuss the top five reasons why #veterans are good for business, dispel myths and misconceptions about veteran employees, and provide some key takeaways about veteran culture, onboarding, and retention. #hiringveterans #hrmanagers #hrprofessional #humanresources