How man exists in the modern age of digital transformation
As the Vice President and Air Force Strategic Account Executive at Leidos , General Boera discusses technology and integration
Major General ( retired ) Michael R . Boera joined Leidos after a career that spanned more than 30 years with the United States Air Force ( USAF ). General Boera was the Director of Air Force Programs within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs for the USAF when he retired .
With more than 200 combat missions to his name , Boera also led the development and integration of the Air Force Program across the Future Years Defense Plan and managed the Air Force Corporate Structure Process . His expertise in how to integrate advanced technology to enable Air Force missions make him the perfect leader for growing Leidos ' working relationships with the service
Today , trusted artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies developed by Leidos help drive that digital transformation , Boera said .
“ The combination of methodologies and technologies of the Leidos way of Trusted AI / ML shows great promise to the warfighter . By using a rheostat running from analysis to full automation of trusted
artificial intelligence and machine learning , we have offered a process by which confidence and efficiency can be gained by the services at large . That ' s not to say there is no need for a human decision maker along the way . The warfighter will want to maintain a level of human intervention at the right time and place of the observer , decide , and act cycle . That is where exercising and training comes into play to understand where the warfighter does need a human in the loop versus on the loop .”
“ Realistically , I suspect potentially 75 percent of the processes to get the right effect on the right target at the right time and place can be automated , but that doesn ’ t relieve the warfighter of having a man in the loop at key decision points along the way . We don ’ t want a situation where the machine is making all of the decisions for the warfighter . But today , it seems we try to include a human in the loop in everything that we do . They need to turn the switch , make the comms connection , and make the final decision in most situations , but with AI and ML providing more and more efficiencies , and the threat requiring speed of action , we have to evolve as technology allows . Every aspect of warfighting is evolving under the umbrella of digital transformation , and the need for speed certainly makes this an imperative for the warfighter today .”
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