NYTIMES (Julie Averill) - I Helped Run Lululemon. The A.I. Revolution Is a Hot Mess.
The A.I. revolution is stalling because companies don’t want to admit that integrating the technology is expensive and slow and requires human effort.
AXIOS (Colin Demarest) - Exclusive: U.S. must overhaul military readiness and tech metrics, report urges
Today's metrics don't give the U.S. military an accurate sense of its own readiness, as the Pentagon battles outdated procurement procedures and other countries quickly up-gun their troops, according to a General Catalyst Institute report first shared with Axios. Why it matters: Misunderstandings about what works where and who is available when can be deadly. The report warns, for example, that flying a jet off Virginia is different than over a far-flung battlefield. - "We need, in order to be survivable and lethal in that space, true, honest feedback of how our units are going to amass capability and execute the orders" of the president and defense secretary, GCI's Jonathan Clifford told Axios. - "You can think about readiness as…
AF (Pentagon News) - Air Force validates open architecture, expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft ecosystem
The CCA program validates a modular, open-systems approach, allowing the Air Force to rapidly integrate the best technology from any vendor to equip the warfighter faster.