Federated AI targeting across coalition forces requires sharing classified training data that allies will not release
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A coalition AI targeting system that works across US, UK, and Australian forces needs to be trained on combined intelligence data from all three nations. But each nation's intelligence is classified at levels that prohibit sharing with allies -- US TS/SCI data cannot be shared with UK systems without specific bilateral agreements that take years to negotiate. This means each coalition partner runs its own AI targeting model trained on its own subset of data, producing different target recommendations from the same sensor feed. This persists because intelligence classification is national sovereignty, AI model training requires raw data access (not just finished intelligence), and no Five Eyes framework exists for sharing AI training datasets across classification boundaries.
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https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3578219/