BC NA December 2020

and what are actual readings. Two,
determine your position in real time
with faster speeds. As we go to other
vehicles like an F-16, we’re breaking
the sound barrier and so we need to
determine location at much faster
speeds. And then finally we’re combining
that magnetic parameter with
other systems in the aircraft to create
a complete picture.”
The project has attracted a number
of interested partners, such as the
Joint Artificial intelligence Center and
the Department of Defense. “We’ve
had some talks with DARPA, with
NASA and of course, academic institutions
and industry. We’re happy
to work with small business, large
business and other academic institutions,
because the more people that
tackle this problem, the better. We’re
approaching it as a chance to provide
something that is good for the community
at large.”
EXECUTIVE PROFILE:
David Jacobs
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Title: Chief Legal Counsel
Location: United States
Industry: Academia and Defense
Maj. Jacobs is the legal advisor to the USAF-MIT Artificial
Intelligence Accelerator. In addition to providing advice on
contracts, intellectual property, fiscal, ethics, and cutting-edge
AI legal developments to the Accelerator program; he also
works as the Air Force lead on Robust Neural Differential
Models for Navigation and Beyond. Jacobs earned a B.S. in
Biology from Arizona State University and earned his law
degree from Stetson University College of Law. He
served as a patent attorney before commissioning
in the Air Force.
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