Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

📢 Join the conversation on AI alignment at our upcoming workshop at the IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence this May! 📢 We’re hosting the workshop, “Human Alignment in AI Decision-Making Systems: An Inter-disciplinary Approach towards Trustworthy AI.” All who are interested are welcome to attend. As AI continues to play a growing role in decision-making—both in everyday life and high-stakes environments—ensuring its alignment with human decision-makers is more critical than ever. But what does AI alignment really mean? What would it take to confidently delegate high-stakes decisions to AI systems? Our upcoming workshop brings together experts from computer science, AI, psychology, and the social sciences to tackle some of the biggest questions in AI alignment: 🔹 Can AI truly align with human values? If so, which ones? 🔹 How does AI alignment impact trust and delegation? 🔹 What are the ethical, legal, and societal implications of alignment? 🔹 How can we develop better models, metrics, and frameworks to measure and improve AI alignment? We’re calling on researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to join us in shaping the future of human-aligned AI. This workshop will feature engaging discussions, research presentations, and keynotes from leaders in the field. 📅 May 5-7 📍 Santa Clara, California 📌 More details at https://lnkd.in/e55xpFge #AIAlignment #ResponsibleAI #HumanCenteredAI #TrustworthyAI #AITrust

At DARPA, we recognize that new contracting and business processes and mechanisms are key to enabling development of breakthrough technologies at the speed of relevance. Building on a legacy of streamlining defense R&D contracting, our Contracts Management Office is seeking input from commercial sources with expertise in AI/LLMs, end-to-end automation, and abstract/proposal evaluation. The goal is to maximize available tools to enhance DARPA’s ability to rapidly transition through each step of the acquisition process: requirements and solicitation generation through abstract and proposal evaluations to eventual award and execution. The response deadline is March 26 at 5 p.m. ET. Find a link to the RFI with full details, and learn more about DARPA's contracting team and its commitment to acquisition innovation, on our website: https://lnkd.in/eiiBpeih

AI is revolutionizing modern warfare, but like any technology, it has weaknesses that adversaries can exploit. While researchers have tested AI vulnerabilities in controlled labs, we still don’t fully understand how these attacks would play out in real-world military operations, making the operational AI security risks unknown. DARPA’s Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) program is stepping up to fill this critical gap to ensure AI-enabled battlefield systems are secure, resilient, and mission-ready. The program aims to build an exemplar AI red-teaming framework capable of continuously integrating and employing emerging counter-AI techniques and tools to operationally assess AI-enabled battlefield systems. 🚨 Want to get involved? Visit the SABER Broad Agency Announcement for complete details. Abstracts are due March 31, and proposals on May 6. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e62TkW_y

💡 Lights, 🎥 camera, 🗣️ pitch! Your 7‑minute pitch video could be the direct link between your innovative technology and DARPA. Join us on March 17, from 1:30–2:30 pm EDT to explore how the Expedited Research Implementation Series (ERIS) Marketplace streamlines the path from idea to implementation. Learn how to submit your video pitch, receive expert feedback, and leverage a rapid procurement process designed to fast-track groundbreaking research. Don’t miss this chance to elevate your work and gain the attention it deserves. Register today and get ready to put your best pitch forward: https://lnkd.in/ehG7WnDw

We invite scientists, researchers, and engineers in the Midwest to help pioneer game-changing capabilities for our warfighters. DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is hosting Discover DSO Day (D3) in Chicago, April 23-24. The event’s objective is to connect DSO with the science and technology community in the Midwest region to help generate world-leading technologies and capabilities for U.S. national security, which is critical to the Office’s mission of creating and preventing scientific surprise. D3 Chicago is the latest outreach event for DSO, which recently hosted similar events on the West and East Coasts in San Francisco and Boston, respectively. The event is in person only. For more information and to register visit: https://ow.ly/OfZH50VfLlm

The DARPA Triage Challenge Workshop 2 is taking place this week. #Innovators, #medicalexperts, and #engineers will bring their best ideas and technologies to shape the future of battlefield and disaster response. In a crisis, every second counts. Revolutionizing triage with the use of predictive algorithms and autonomous robotics means saving more lives—and we’re making it happen. 📽️ In our latest video, three of our challenge consultants and expert trauma surgeons break down why improving mass casualty triage is critical and how the DARPA Triage Challenge is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. #DARPATriageChallenge #MedicalInnovation #AI

ICYMI: Whitney Mason, DARPA’s Acting Deputy Director and Director of the Microsystems Technology Office, spoke last week about how revolutionary computing alternatives are needed to navigate the approaching digital cliff.   Check out her talk here or below:  https://lnkd.in/eCKb4z2Y   #Quantum #ReversibleComputing #Superconductors 

We're partnering with the Digital Safety Research Institute of UL Research Institutes to combat the growing threat of deepfakes. This collaboration advances deepfake detection, attribution, and characterization across audio, video, images, and text. Through our Media Forensics and SemaFor programs, we’ve developed open-source tools to analyze AI-generated and manipulated content. As AI evolves, staying ahead of the curve will be crucial—and this partnership is a key step forward. More on this news: https://lnkd.in/eKag45PA #AI #Deepfakes #DARPA #DigitalSafety #TechForGood

#Innovation thrives when great ideas meet the right support. Through DARPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI), Elve slashed production time for traveling-wave tubes from more than a year to just weeks – a critical breakthrough for defense and commercial markets alike. By combining early-stage funding with transition resources, DARPA helps small businesses close the gap between concept and commercialization – ensuring that disruptive technologies don’t just stay on the drawing board but make a lasting impact. Learn more about Elve’s journey with DARPA: https://lnkd.in/eQFaHuic *edited phrasing #SBIR #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusiness

USX-1 Defiant has officially launched! The No Manning Required Ship (#NOMARS) program has built a ship designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea. Construction of the prototype, unmanned surface vessel (#USV) was completed in February 2025. Defiant is a 180’, 240-metric-ton lightship that will undergo extensive in-water testing, both dockside and at sea. She is scheduled for at sea demonstration in spring 2025. For more info and images of the vessel please visit: https://lnkd.in/e2fTA4d9