What is Secure Autonomy?
Join Col Nate Diller of AFWERX as he defines “Secure Autonomy” in a world where autonomous systems have both the potential to increase efficiencies and to be exploited for their vulnerabilities.
What you’ll find out
- The question of the hour: what is secure autonomy?
- What is the “experiment” called AFWERX, and how can the DoD connect to innovation?
- What are the right questions to ask when it comes to ensuring secure autonomy for our future?
Key takeaways
- “When you start thinking about autonomy, you get to some basic questions: Where does a human belong? What are the tasks that are uniquely human, and what tasks are better suited for robots and autonomy?” — Col Nate Diller
- “In 2018 the National Defense Strategy specifically called out autonomy as a technology that helps us win and fight future wars.” — Col Nate Diller
- “We’re on this cusp of the third age of the revolution in aerospace, in this case with electric propulsion, advanced materials and manufacturing, and the huge value that can come from autonomy.” — Col Nate Diller
Who you’ll hear from
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