Margaret Palmieri

Margaret Palmieri, the Deputy Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Officer at the DOD, dives into the transformative role of AI in military settings. She discusses the tension between innovation and diffusion of AI technologies. Challenges like data accessibility and the need for organizational change are front and center. Palmieri emphasizes the importance of integrating AI into workflows while maintaining human oversight and accountability. Despite bureaucratic hurdles, she expresses optimism about tech advancements in defense strategies, highlighting insights from recent conflicts like Ukraine.