{"id":36272,"date":"2018-07-15T23:40:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T23:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/15\/in-age-of-ai-industry-must-keep-an-open-mind-about-data-sharing-boeing-head-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:55:24","slug":"in-age-of-ai-industry-must-keep-an-open-mind-about-data-sharing-boeing-head-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/farnborough\/2018\/07\/15\/in-age-of-ai-industry-must-keep-an-open-mind-about-data-sharing-boeing-head-says\/","title":{"rendered":"In age of AI, industry must keep an open mind about data sharing, Boeing head says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON \u2013 Fundamentally, artificial intelligence can\u2019t work without access to massive amounts of data<\/a> to train the algorithm on what to look for, what to ignore and how to respond. But for many firms, that data is proprietary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how will Boeing handle sharing its data in the era of AI? By being flexible, according to CEO Dennis Muilenburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to see variety of business models on that front. Data is becoming more and more important for all of our customers, defense and commercial, and there are a variety of visions for how you can leverage that data,\u201d Muilenburg said July 15 ahead of the Farnborough Airshow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of that will be owned by the U.S. government or other governments that are coding these development programs. Some of these will be shared data. Some will be intellectual property that we will license.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muilenburg said defense customers are driving the conversation around sharing data for AI in a way the commercial sector isn\u2019t. Given that the government customer is often the one that has most demands on data rights, that statement is notable.<\/p>\n\n\n\t