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NEW: We propose an American Autonomy Initiative — a national strategy to accelerate autonomy across land, sea, air, and space
Autonomous systems are transforming everything. It’s hard to grasp how sweeping this shift is, so we pulled together 50 real-world examples of autonomous systems changing the game across land, sea, air, and space. Check them out. 👇 boydinstitute.org/p/autonomy-exa…
47-Year-Old Law Is Stalling the Future of Farming in California Tim Bucher, Co-Founder & CEO of @Agtonomy joined @gbrulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss how a 47-year-old California regulation is stalling the adoption of autonomous tractors and threatening the future…
Attention: DARPA is changing its name to DERPa due to how retarded their foreign national mitigation strategies are for fundamental research. TLDR: they don’t record the nationalities or citizenships of their grad student participants. DERP!
Now scrub every UARC, prime, sub, NRL, etc. Foreign nationals (particularly from PRC) embedding themselves into foundational and advanced research programs has been a known threat vector for decades - and is likely one of the largest counterintelligence failures in our history.
Now scrub every UARC, prime, sub, NRL, etc. Foreign nationals (particularly from PRC) embedding themselves into foundational and advanced research programs has been a known threat vector for decades - and is likely one of the largest counterintelligence failures in our history.
It’s a long read, but this is a WILD press release from @USAttyEssayli office re: the prosecution of a dual US/Chinese citizen in SoCal who stole trade secret technology developed for use by the U.S. military to detect nuclear missile launches, transferring 3,600+ files to USBs.
The Robots That Are Taking Over Your Food Delivery by @heatherhaddon @WSJ featuring @zipline @wing @CocoRobotics @ServeRobotics @DoorDash wsj.com/tech/ai/food-d… @AUVSI
Powerful. The American Autonomy Initiative aligns with this x.com/holden_culotta…
Mike Rowe: “We’ve been telling kids for 15 years to learn to code.” “Well, AI is coming for the coders.” “It’s not coming for the welders, the plumbers, the steamfitters, the pipefitters, the HVAC, or the electricians.” “In Aspen, I sat and listened to Larry Fink say we need…
One surprising insight from exploring autonomy and jobs: autonomy creates *localized* opportunities — unlike the Internet, which tends to concentrate opportunities. If you read nothing else, read that section. #AutonomyNow boydinstitute.org/p/autonomy-jobs
As we propose an American Autonomy Initiative, a valid concern often comes up: What about jobs? Here's our assessment: boydinstitute.org/p/autonomy-jobs
Drone firefighting when? We need it across the country ASAP to save lives and protect forests. #AutonomyNow
Small brush fire Runyon Canyon 🙏🏼
🚢 Coming from the Midwest, I’ve seen firsthand how maritime dominance isn’t just about our oceans. Our nation's many rivers and inland ports are crucial resources for moving great American products to markets across the country and around the world. Expanding the Marine Highway…
🚢 Big news from MARAD! @USDOT and MARAD have added 848 miles of navigable waterways, increasing the total to 27,139 miles across 35 routes through the U.S. Marine Highway Program (USMHP). This includes an expansion of the M-90 route through the Great Lakes, MN, and NY. Learn…
hey can somebody remind me again why this should be legal
🚨 NEW POD IS LIVE 🚨 Austin Gray is building fully unmanned warships for the United States Navy. As co-founder and CSO of Blue Water Autonomy, he’s taking on legacy shipbuilders with a defense startup mindset. We cover: - Autonomy’s impact on naval fleet architecture - What…
This never would have happened without patriots like @maphumanintent. Don’t ever let anyone tell you grassroots activism doesn’t matter.
The publication of 2 drone focused @WhiteHouse Executive Orders last month was only the beginning. Implementation is now happening in real time. So much positive momentum to be announced in the coming hours, days, and weeks ahead. Very motivating!
"The nation that masters adaptive autonomy will shape the future frontier, economically, militarily, and strategically." boydinstitute.org/p/american-aut…
Talking about the rapid roll out of autonomy in all four domains (space, air, land, sea).
Join us at 8:30pm ET to discuss the American Autonomy Initiative! x.com/i/spaces/1ynJO…
Join us at 8:30pm ET to discuss the American Autonomy Initiative! x.com/i/spaces/1ynJO…
It's official: Valstad closed a $2.6M pre-seed round to revive American shipbuilding! This is the most important mission I've ever worked on, and I'm pumped to have great investors along for the ride. It's really happening, folks.
We closed a $2.6M pre-seed round from N49P, 10VC, Elementum, and Northside Ventures. Hit the link for details👇 valstad.com/article/valsta…