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Task Force Lima's Mission and Challenges with Captain Manuel Xavier Lugo

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This week, Bonnie is joined by fellow CDAO leader Captain Manuel Xavier Lugo, Head of AI Initiatives and Capability Delivery and Task Force Lima Commander at OSD CDAO, to discuss the Task Force Lima mission, its challenges, and their 18-month race to AI mastery. Captain Lugo dives into the reality of AI integration, the pursuit of technological maturity, and the critical importance of tailored AI readiness in defense. Tune in for an insightful conversation on the balance between innovation and pragmatism.

TIMESTAMPS:

(1:30) What is Task Force Lima?

(7:28) Scaling vs. sustaining – who really owns success?

(8:55) Why you should abandon the “Black Box” mentality

(15:32) Partnering with use case owners

(19:05) Benefits of centralized enterprise models

(22:55) Don’t be scared of technology, be skeptical

(25:02) The hope and potential of AI

(28:22) Why you should never skip the basics

LINKS:

Follow Captain Lugo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mxlugo/

Email Task Force Lima: [email protected]

Follow Bonnie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnie-evangelista-520747231/

CDAO: https://www.ai.mil/

Tradewinds AI: https://www.tradewindai.com/

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This week, Bonnie is joined by fellow CDAO leader Captain Manuel Xavier Lugo, Head of AI Initiatives and Capability Delivery and Task Force Lima Commander at OSD CDAO, to discuss the Task Force Lima mission, its challenges, and their 18-month race to AI mastery. Captain Lugo dives into the reality of AI integration, the pursuit of technological maturity, and the critical importance of tailored AI readiness in defense. Tune in for an insightful conversation on the balance between innovation and pragmatism.

TIMESTAMPS:

(1:30) What is Task Force Lima?

(7:28) Scaling vs. sustaining – who really owns success?

(8:55) Why you should abandon the “Black Box” mentality

(15:32) Partnering with use case owners

(19:05) Benefits of centralized enterprise models

(22:55) Don’t be scared of technology, be skeptical

(25:02) The hope and potential of AI

(28:22) Why you should never skip the basics

LINKS:

Follow Captain Lugo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mxlugo/

Email Task Force Lima: [email protected]

Follow Bonnie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnie-evangelista-520747231/

CDAO: https://www.ai.mil/

Tradewinds AI: https://www.tradewindai.com/

  continue reading

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