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Defense Leaders Must Adapt To Rapidly Evolving AI Landscape
Defense leaders are being urged to accelerate the adoption of agentic AI to the front lines, as it is becoming a key factor in mission success. According to Garrett Berntsen, Chief AI Officer at Accenture Federal Services, the proliferation of open-source models and the realities of modern warfare are driving the need for autonomous systems. Berntsen emphasizes the importance of establishing a dynamic sliding scale of autonomy governed by clear rules of engagement, to ensure that human command always aligns with mission risk. This was reported by Breaking Defense.