Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, has called for allied militaries to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in order to meet security challenges of the future.
Brown made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2024 South American Defense Conference (Southdec) in Santiago, Chile this week. The event was attended by representatives from North America, Europe, 10 South American nations, as well as Central American and Caribbean partner programs.
“As we look back on the strong foundations we’ve built through collaboration and trust, it’s clear our ability to address security challenges has also relied on our ability to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing world landscape,” said Brown, discussing the future role of AI.
“Every organization is looking at ways to improve their capability with this new technology,” Brown said. “[But] it’s not enough to just sprinkle ‘AI dust’ on everything and expect transformation.”