Author: Michael

An Air Force Research Laboratory initiative that kicked off last year to enhance the department’s digital modernization efforts is bearing fruit for artificial intelligence, according to a senior official.
AFRL stood up an environment called the “LabVerse” around the time it created a new Digital Capabilities Directorate in March 2023.
“LabVerse is one of the ways, in essence, how we bring this information flow together more dynamically.

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