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HHS awards General Dynamics artificial intelligence contract

Homeland June 6, 2019

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has revealed it will provide artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through their Program Support Center (PSC) contract. Through this contract, GDIT becomes pre-qualified to compete on task orders to help HHS utilise advanced technologies for their modernisation efforts. The multiple award, indefinite ...

New technology uses voice analysis to diagnose PTSD

Homeland April 30, 2019

A new report details how AI voice analysis can be used to diagnose PTSD in veterans and civilians. A report published in the psychological journal ‘Depression and Anxiety’ explores how AI voice analysis can be used to more accurately diagnose PTSD. The method could provide an alternative to talk therapy which ...

British Autonomous technology put to the test in CUE 18

Land September 27, 2018

Canadian forces have put British autonomous technology able to scour urban environments for enemy advances through its paces alongside an arsenal of futuristic military technology on the streets of Montreal. The revolutionary technology developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and UK industry partners, known as SAPIENT, saw British ...

Artificial Intelligence – emerging technology, emerging threat

August 20, 2018

The concept of artificial intelligence being deployed by the military may for many conjure up images from science fiction blockbuster movies, but technological advances in AI provide significant opportunities for the Ministry of Defence.  For the defence industry, the fundamental need to do more with less in terms of budget and manpower means that the adoption of AI presents a viable solution to these demands. As it ...