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New Strategy Combines Data and Intelligence
The US Army is developing a new biodefense strategy that combines environmental, clinical, logistics, chemical, biological, and intelligence data with artificial intelligence to identify emerging disease outbreaks before they spread. The strategy, which was discussed by senior military and defense officials at the annual AUSA conference, marks a significant shift in the Army’s approach to biodefense. According to Dr. Alison Tamasi, chief of the Survivability and Effects Analysis Division at the US Army Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency, the Army is looking to leverage AI to help integrate and sort through the vast amounts of data involved in bio-surveillance. This new approach was first reported by DefenseScoop.