NEWS
War Department launches AI Acceleration Strategy to secure US military AI dominance
The US Department of War has launched an Artificial
Intelligence Acceleration Strategy to extend America’ s lead in military AI deployment and establish the US as the world’ s undisputed AI-enabled fighting force.
Mandated by President Trump, the strategy unleashes experimentation, removes bureaucratic blockers and integrates frontier AI capabilities across every mission area to usher in a new era of military advantage.
“ We will unleash experimentation, eliminate bureaucratic barriers, focus our investments and demonstrate the execution approach required to lead in military AI,” said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.“ We will become an AI-first warfighting force across all domains.”
The Department is adopting a wartime delivery model centered on three tenets: warfighting, intelligence and enterprise operations. This model strengthens battlefield decision-making, accelerates intelligence conversion and modernizes daily workflows in direct support of more than three million Department personnel.
Execution will be driven by seven pace-setting projects, each with a single accountable leader and aggressive timelines. These initiatives set a new standard for rapid AI deployment.
Warfighting efforts include Swarm Forge, Agent Network and Ender’ s Foundry to advance AI-enabled combat concepts, battle management and simulation.
Intelligence priorities include Open Arsenal and Project Grant to compress timelines from insight to action.
Enterprise initiatives include GenAI. mil and Enterprise Agents to deliver secure access to frontier models.
The strategy expands AI compute infrastructure, unlocks missioncritical data and attracts American AI talent through programs such as Tech Force.
Small empowered teams will integrate AI at speed and deliver mission-first systems that ensure decision superiority and warfighting advantage.
Canada to hold National Summit on AI and culture
The Government of Canada and the Banff Centre for
Arts and Creativity will co-host the National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture in March 2026.
AI is rapidly reshaping Canada’ s cultural and creative sectors, creating challenges for business models and job security while opening new opportunities for innovation and growth.
As a global leader in AI, Canada is advancing national conversations to ensure the cultural sector can benefit responsibly and competitively from these technologies.
In support of this goal, the National Summit set for March 16 – 17 2026 will convene leaders from the cultural sector, government, the technology industry, academia and civil society.
Participants will explore the evolving relationship between AI and examine related policy implications.
Discussions will focus on strengthening connections between cultural organizations and Canada’ s AI research and business ecosystem, showcasing responsible Canadian AI solutions and identifying talent, skills and training needs across the sector.
The Government of Canada says the summit reflects its commitment to a vibrant and sovereign cultural sector supported by federal AI policies that encourage innovation while safeguarding Canadian creativity and identity. Ministers responsible for culture and digital innovation emphasize the need for a national approach that protects human creativity, supports competition and ensures cultural and economic sovereignty.
Banff Centre leadership said the institution’ s natural setting and focus on creative problem solving make it an ideal venue for thoughtful dialogue. Organizers hope the summit’ s keynotes will help chart a path that embraces new technologies while supporting Canadian artists for generations.
10
INTELLIGENT CIO NORTH AMERICA www. intelligentcio. com