SCSP AI+ Expo: Focusing on AI in National Security

This IDC Market Note analyzes the key announcements made at the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) AI+ Expo, held from June 2 to 4 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The conference brought together approximately 15,000 participants from government, academia, and industry, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and tangential emerging technologies in national security and defense."The SCSP AI+ Expo was a foundational event that demonstrated the unique value and importance of artificial intelligence and tangential technologies to the future of national security for the United States and its allies. It also clearly demonstrated that this is a partnership among a wide range of agencies, companies, and organizations and specifically the importance that private sector technology vendors need to play." — Alan Webber, program VP, IDC