AI for Defense and Intelligence is a timely and compelling listen for graduate students interested in this rapidly-growing field, mid-career professionals looking to rebrand, and senior leaders in federal agencies who want to get smart on the latest tech.

This approachable and focused book provides an overview of AI basics, a review of powerful machine learning models, and a discussion of applications across natural language processing (NLP), computer vision (CV), optimization, agent-based modeling and more. Listeners will learn about contemporary defense and intelligence programs leveraging AI for mission advantage.

The book also details challenges and solutions for scaling AI in the cloud, training models at scale, customizing AI for unique mission applications, and addressing hard problems endemic to defense and intelligence missions. The book quotes extensively from current research and government documents, providing the student with a strong basis for a career applying AI in support of national security. Dr. Patrick Biltgen, a data scientist, engineer, and strategic leader in defense and intelligence programs presents a comprehensive and high-level overview with rich examples and a tinge of humor to keep you listening and laughing for hours on end. A free PDF file of the figures and tables is available at tallaios.com.