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Interoperability is not a feature – it’s a foundation
Story U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre. The architecture surrounding edge artificial intelligence (AI) – including sensors, networks, hardware, software stacks and orchestration layers – is still being built in silos.
Democratizing Battlefield Innovation through Agentic Software Development
By Michael MacFadden, CTO of Sigma Defense Imagine a scenario in which a U.S. military unit operating in a heavily jammed, contested environment has its primary routing software crash just as it must resupply a forward air defense battery before an anticipated missile attack.
We’re About to Win the Coding Race and Lose the Fight
The Defense Department has always struggled to push new capabilities to the field quickly enough for them to matter. Across decades of conflict, the limiting factor has rarely been ideas or intent, but rather the machinery required to translate innovation into operational capability. Software mobility — the ability to rapidly move software across environments, platforms, classifications, and operational contexts — is foundational to achieving CJADC2.
Better Decision Making in the Fog of War
A top priority for the U.S. military is to better connect disparate forces so that commanders can make more informed decisions in the fog of war. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments Related Articles
Software mobility: keeping the U.S. military’s strategic edge
Story On the modern battlefield, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has long relied on the collection and distribution of data to stay ahead of the enemy. In the most decisive moments, it is critical to make sure information gets in the hands of the right people at the right time to make decisions that could affect the lives of both military personnel and civilians.
Featured in Design with AI + Creative Takeaways from the Week
Michael Macfadden · Follow 5 min read · -- A digital collage I prompted called, “Kind of a Big Deal” Hey friends! I was recently featured in a publication called ‘Design with AI.’ Read on to learn more about it and some other creative takeaways from this past week. I wrote a guest post on Xinran Ma’s publication: Design with AI.
The Dance of Mastery: How Skill Diversity Unlocks Creativity
Michael Macfadden · Follow 5 min read · -- A digital collage I prompted called “We Can Dance” Hey Friends! The theme of this week’s newsletter is dance. You ready to cut a rug? Let’s go. In an interview with writer Mark Forsyth by David Perrell, he paraphrased an Alexander Pope quote, saying: They walk best, [those] who’ve learned to dance. This was in reference to learning how to write. He preceded the quote explaining that if you learn to write in iambic pentameter, your prose will be better.
Is the Answer Actually 42? AI, Creativity, and Finding the Right Questions
Michael Macfadden · Follow 4 min read · -- A digital collage I prompted called, “Trick or Treat” Hey Friends! I know Halloween was yesterday, but I am still feeling the spooky season spirit. No tricks here, just a literary treat. In Douglas Adams’ science fiction novel, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the super computer Deep Thought states: The Answer to the Great Question… Of Life, the Universe and Everything… Is… Forty-two.
Unlocking Creativity & Connection: Substack, Movie Quotes, and the Power of Being Unique
Michael Macfadden · Follow 5 min read · -- A digital collage I prompted called “Fall Vibes” Hey Friends! Thanks again for welcoming me into your inbox. Don’t worry if you leave for the weekend with unread emails. I won’t tell anyone. When I started writing on Substack, I thought that it was simply a better newsletter tool than Mail Chimp. I didn’t realize it was actually a robust social media platform full of thoughtful readers and writers.
How to Achieve Software Mobility for CJADC2
On the modern battlefield, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has long relied heavily on the collection and distribution of data for information superiority. At the most fundamental levels, this is simply getting the right information in the hands of the right people at the right time to make informed decisions.
It’s Time to Stop Reinventing the Software Factory Wheel
There are so many Software factories being built and operated across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and its ecosystem of industry partners that it would be nearly impossible to count them all. If pressed, I would say that there are anywhere from 30 to 50 different entities across the services that are considered “official” Software factories.
Lessons from Dude Wipes, Netflix Gems, and a Student’s Gaming Triumph
Michael Macfadden · Follow 4 min read · -- A digital collage I prompted called, “Pumpkin Spice” In this piece (originally published on Substack), I explore lessons from Dude Wipes, a new favorite show, a weird Instagram subculture, and a student’s video game. Let’s get into it. Each year the co-founder of Dude Wipes, Jeffery Klimkowski, visits my class to speak to my entrepreneurship students.
Is AI Coming for Creativity?
Michael Macfadden · Follow 5 min read · -- A digital collage I prompted called “Bleep, Bloop” Hey friends! I’ve been writing on Substack for the past seven weeks. Today I am cross posting my most widely read piece to date. I hope you enjoy it, and if you do, please consider subscribing at mmacfadden.substack.com. This week’s post is all about creativity and generative AI. You know, that thing that’s about to take your job. Let’s talk about it. This is my favorite text-to-image generation model.
Facteurs à considérer pour optimiser les prescriptions aux personnes âgées
OtherPratique Julia Bareham, Rae Petrucha, Michael MacFadden and Alex Crawley Canadian Family Physician August 2020, 66 (8) e218-e222; Les soins aux adultes âgés posent de nombreux défis. Cette population de patients est complexe en raison d’une combinaison de facteurs, y compris, sans s’y limiter, les changements physiologiques, les comorbidités, la polypharmacie et une fragilité accrue.
Considerations for optimal prescribing in older adults
OtherPractice Julia Bareham, Rae Petrucha, Michael MacFadden and Alex Crawley Canadian Family Physician August 2020, 66 (8) 584-587; The care of older adults presents many challenges. This patient population is complex due to a combination of factors including, but not limited to, physiologic changes, comorbidities, polypharmacy, and increasing frailty.
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