Bharat Patel on why data, not models, is the hard part of military AI

Accenture defense AI lead Bharat Patel argues that data quality depends on the use case and that "AI-ready data" is a myth.

He cites Project Maven, which began in 2017, where early imagery lacked relevant targets and models underperformed until teams continuously collected targeted data.

The conversation also covers why fully autonomous tanks remain distant and the risks of data poisoning.