Bryan Thomas of Google on how to revolutionize the defense sector with multimodal capabilities

Bryan Thomas, managing director for Google Public Sector, discusses the transformative potential of AI, particularly with the recent announcement of Gemini, a multimodal AI capable of processing speech, text, image, video and computer code. He emphasizes the impact of AI on cybersecurity, making defense more consistent, efficient and cost-effective, and the importance of developing use cases for AI in recruiting, retainment and decision-making. Additionally, Thomas highlights advances in cloud, mobile, and edge technologies, specifically Google Distributed Cloud Hosted, which allows for AI and analytics processing in disconnected environments, enhancing the DOD’s operational capabilities globally.