Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks outlined core elements for responsible AI in a document signed last week, restated the department’s ethical AI principles approved last year, and directed the JAIC director to begin work on four tasks for establishing a sustainable AI ecosystem. Hicks tasked the JAIC director with coordinating responsible AI through a working committee accountable for hammering out a strategy and execution plan, developing a talent management structure, and reporting on how responsible AI may be integrated into transactions.