New Edition: The Next Wave, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2025

The Next Wave, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2025: AI Collaboration & Partnership

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has garnered significant attention in recent years, but its roots extend deep into the past. Fundamental AI concepts emerged in the 1950s, with the first neural network constructed from vacuum tubes in 1951 and the concept of training models from data defined in 1958. AI has always been an interdisciplinary field, integrating math, computer science, biology, psychology, engineering, and other areas. In 1985, logic programming and rule-based systems were the primary AI areas of study. Just a few years later, in 1991, neural networks regained prominence. AI and machine learning have continued to evolve over the past three decades, driven by advancements in computation speed and memory capacity. Today, AI technology is integrated into systems across all sectors of the economy and national security. As we witness creative proliferation of AI across many different missions, new threats and risks emerge. NSA provides cybersecurity guidance and standards for the US national security community and defense industrial base. It is critical to understand the risks that AI can introduce in order to prioritize and mitigate them. The complexity and dynamic variety of AI technologies necessitate partnerships across organizational and disciplinary lines. This issue of The Next Wave presents seven examples of such partnerships that span across NSA, national laboratories, academia, and industry. Each of these partnerships demonstrates how combining different perspectives and experiences contribute to results and progress against AI mission challenges.

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