DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
“ I think we ’ re going to see tremendous acceleration of technology and it ’ s on our shoulders to be able to actually ride that wave .”
Beyond that foundational piece is a wealth of technology waiting to reach maturity – in AI , virtual , augmented and mixed reality – that will bolster the snowballing technological revolution . “ I think those are some of the most powerful capabilities in the digital sphere and they ’ re going to make a big difference ,” Dunlap observes . “ And it ’ s up to us to adopt and integrate or we ’ ll fall behind .”
For Vidrine , the future is about making data part of the human experience . “ The Department of the Air Force is driving to build data acumen for every airman and guardian ,” she explains . “ We are driving to make data part of every airman and guardian ’ s core DNA . In the future , we won ’ t be talking about data because data will be part of who we are every day . It will be part of our ecosystem and our DNA to optimise performance and drive decisional advantage .”
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