Accenture has entered into a partnership with Amazon Web Services and artificial intelligence company Anthropic with the aim of providing organizations with the ability to adopt and scale generative AI technology in a responsible manner. Accenture said Wednesday that, under the partnership, it will provide customers with services and accelerators -- like a new generative AI switchboard -- that will make it possible to customize AI models for specific needs.

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The government contracting landscape is constantly evolving as new technologies, priorities and warfighter needs emerge, prompting GovCon companies to adapt and move with the market in order to grow. Nazzic Keene, CEO of SAIC and a five-time Wash100 Award winner, spoke with Executive Mosaic in a new video interview to discuss how SAIC is harnessing new […] More

The charity arm of Booz Allen Hamilton has created a $1M fund to support developers of approaches and  technology platforms meant to help address the impact of COVID-19 pandemic challenges.

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Science Applications International Corp. has increased efforts this year to assist military veterans and their families in need through the company's employee volunteering activities and monetary donations.

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A shipbuilding division of Huntington Indalls Industries has introduced a program to offer startup funds for nonprofit organizations that aim to address key community needs in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. HII said Friday its Newport News Shipbuilding business will support projects in the areas of education and workforce development, environmental stewardship, inclusion and diversity, and health, wellness, safety and human services […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton has established a public charity that aims to help address social challenges and strengthen community resilience with the use of technology. The company said Wednesday pledged an initial $5 million to support the Booz Allen Foundation’s mission across its primary focus areas of public health, military veteran services, youth and education. “Establishing an independent foundation to […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen seven companies for the small business track of the Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge. The competing small businesses were evaluated by the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, DARPA said Monday.

DARPA will be represented by Kathleen Fisher, director of the Information Innovation Office, at the Potomac Officers Club's 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21. Register now!

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Chris Meserole, an artificial intelligence safety expert, has been appointed executive director of an industry body that seeks to advance responsible and safe development of frontier AI models worldwide. In this capacity, he will oversee efforts to help the Frontier Model Forum advance AI safety research, share knowledge with academics and policymakers and determine safety best practices for frontier AI models, according to a Google blog post published Wednesday.

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Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and OpenAI will collaborate with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on a two-year competition to advance the development of artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity systems that could be used to detect and address software vulnerabilities and protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. The AI companies will share their technologies and expertise with DARPA’s AI […] More

Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and OpenAI have established an industry body that seeks to advance responsible and safe development of frontier artificial intelligence models. The Frontier Model Forum has four core objectives and these are identifying best practices; advancing AI safety research; sharing knowledge with policymakers, civil society, companies and academics about trust and safety risks; […] More

The Biden-Harris administration has received voluntary commitments from seven major artificial intelligence companies to collaborate to ensure that AI development is safe, secure and transparent. Participating companies – Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and Open AI – will follow three major objectives to align their AI systems with standards set by the White House, the administration […] More

Iridium Communications has designated the National Geographic Society Exploration Technology Lab as a value-added developer of Iridium Connected devices as part of a philanthropic program with the National Geographic Society meant to advance research and exploration. Iridium said Tuesday it will work with the Exploration Technology Lab to develop technologies that could deliver satellite communications […] More