In a previous episode, we highlighted the Annual Army War College Strategy Competition. This week, host Tom Galvin speaks with a team from the Carlisle Scholars Program that used the competition as the opportunity to experiment with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for strategy formulation. Josh Aldred, Claudio Blardone, Robby Haugh, and Adam Schultz share their expectations and what actually happened and take-aways. Ultimately, the results underscored AI’s potential to improve strategic planning, while also highlighting the continued importance of human oversight and ongoing training.
AI is a powerful tool with huge potential, and the United States, specifically United States military, must be the leaders in this innovation. However, we cannot allow it to do our thinking for us
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To view the AI models Josh Aldred mention you can find them here:
The GOAT Strategic Planner https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67f932232678819180a1405b5d0ebe58-the-goat-strategic-planner
The dashboard tool used to model the current situation in Kashmir: https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/a0dec892-26ca-4964-93b0-e00085ba0582.
Josh Aldred is an Air Force colonel with 22 years of service. He has commanded two squadrons and has served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Republic of Korea. He earned a Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Texas and will take command of a Mission Support Group this summer.
Claudio Blardone is a colonel in the Italian Army. He is an infantry officer in the Alpini corps (Italian mountain troops) with 25 years of active service. Over the course of his career, he has been deployed multiple times, including to Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Latvia, gaining extensive international experience in both command and staff roles.
Robby A. Haugh is a lieutenant colonel (promotable) and Army Strategic Intelligence officer with 22 years of service, including deployments to Iraq, Bosnia, and Africa. He has held key leadership roles across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise and will soon serve as Director of Intelligence for Special Operations Command Africa.
Adam Schultz is a lieutenant colonel and an Army Field Artillery Officer with deployment experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Jordan. He has held leadership positions in FORSCOM, SOCOM, and TRADOC and will next serve in V Corps as the Deputy Fire Support Coordinator.
Tom Galvin is Associate Professor of Resource Management in the Department of Command Leadership and Management (DCLM) as well as the leadership and management instructor for the Carlisle Scholars Program. at the United States Army War College. He is the author of the monograph Leading Change in Military Organizations and companion Experiential Activity Book.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the Italian Army, U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, or Department of Defense.
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