Pentagon seeks industry help to build ECHOTRIBBLE agentic AI for cyber operations
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Documents noticed by The Intercept show Army Central Command seeking private-sector help to develop ECHOTRIBBLE, an agentic AI framework for "navigating infrastructure and neutralizing threats," according to vendor materials on the Cyber Fusion Innovation Center website.
The program produced 65 whitepapers at a virtual assessment event this month, with five to be turned into presentations.
Cybercommand did not respond to a request for comment. The documents do not show that the project has produced working AI-powered hacking tools.
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AIDocuments noticed by The Intercept show the Pentagon developing ECHOTRIBBLE, an agentic AI framework for "navigating infrastructure, identifying and neutralizing threats," according to vendor materials on the Cyber Fusion Innovation Center website. The Army Central Command program generated 65 whitepapers at a virtual assessment event earlier this month, with five to be turned into presentations. Cybercommand did not respond to a request for comment, and the documents do not show that the project has produced working AI-powered hacking tools.
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