Velocity by Booz Allen

F E A T U R E S

28 EQUITY AI for Everyone Four Pillars for Fostering a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive AI-Driven Future John Larson and Ramon Hill

30 TALENT A Workforce Disrupted?

36 HUMANITY The Age of Principled AI Exploring Risk, Responsibility, and Possibility John Larson and Geoff Schaefer

42 CIO CORNER Navigating IT Through AI Adoption Q&A With Brad Stone,

46 PERFORMANCE Unlocking Human Potential Personalized Intelligence Enhances Cognitive and Mission Performance

52 ENVIRONMENT The Physical Impact of Data Achieving Both Computational Power and Sustainability Brianna Hogan

58 CRITICAL SERVICES The Emerging Citizen Experience Advantages and Challenges of Human-Machine Service Delivery Will Healy, Ernest Sohn, and Santiago Milian

Empowering Employees to Embrace AI, from Adaptation to Adoption Betty Thompson, Joe Rohner, Julie McPherson, and Logan Gibson

Chief Information Officer and Chief Data Officer, Booz Allen

Munjeet Singh, Cameron Mayer, and Dave Prakash

Page 28 “ Cultivating diverse talent isn’t just about filling seats— it’s about ensuring that the AI systems of tomorrow are built with the collective wisdom of our entire society, reflecting the richness of our shared experiences and values.”

MISSION SPOTLIGHTS

TECHNICAL COLUMNS

COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 11 Can Quantum Supercharge AI?

SPACE 06 Linking Large Language Models for Space Domain Awareness Advancing AI to Ensure Freedom and Safety in Space Ron Craig and Michelle Harper INTELLIGENCE 15 Open-Source Overload Mobilizing Publicly Available Data for National Security Eric Zitz and Gabi Rubin CLIMATE 68 From Science to Practical Climate Resilience The Vision, Barriers, and Novel AI Approaches to Operationalize Climate Science Prachi Sukhatankar

Quantum Computing’s Role in the Evolution of AI Isabella Bello Martinez, Ryan Caulfield, and Brian Rost

EMERGENT BEHAVIOR .................................................................................................................. 19 Generative AI in the Wild Deploying Powerful Mission Applications with Purpose Ted Edwards and Alison Smith PROCESSING ................................................................................................................................ 24 Managing Edge AI Sprawl Simplifying Complexity Beyond the Enterprise Brad Beaulieu, Beau Oliver, Josh Strosnider, and Rebecca Allegar CYBERSECURITY .......................................................................................................................... 64 A Digital Tapestry Weaving AI into Unified Cyber Defense Patrick Myers and Aaron Sant-Miller SOFTWARE DELIVERY ................................................................................................................... 74 Code Writing Code The Next Major Disruption in Software Development Jarid Cottrell, Josh Gordon, Michael Martoccia, and Sahil Sanghvi

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