The Contracting Experience

This episode of The Contracting Experience focuses on artificial Intelligence with guest Lt. Col. Dan Finkenstadt, an officer in the Air Force Contracting Force Development division. Finkenstadt holds a PhD from UNC Chapel Hill and served as a professor at the Naval Post Graduate School for the three years. In this episode, Finkenstadt describes the relationships between Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Machine Learning and Large Language Models while offering use cases, benefits, and risks for Air Force contracting. He also speaks about his role in the DAF Contracting Flight Plan where he is leading a team to foster AI education and training across the contracting workforce



Acronyms:

AI – Artificial Intelligence

ML – Machine Learning

LLM – Large Language Model

DAF – Department of the Air Force

CDAO – Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

SAF/AQCX – Air Force Contracting Force Development

SAF/CN – Air Force Chief Information Officer


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