On Collaborative Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Operations Between Allies
We shall argue for collaborative artificial intelligence (AI), exploring the definition, potential benefits, challenges, and solutions of joint AI systems. AI's predictive capabilities enhance decision-making in diverse domains, fostering collaboration to build tools from collective knowledge bases, mitigating bias through shared data. In cybersecurity, joint situational awareness facilitates global threat response, sharing intelligence on new threat vectors and enabling coordinated investigations and takedowns.
Collaboration among citizens, companies, and governments on data applications promotes trust and adoption of new services, fostering innovation and growth. Joint AI tools, with retained control of confidential data, enhance mutual trust among allies, fostering closer collaboration. However, challenges in development and operations exist, with regulatory efforts in the EU and worldwide. Technologies like Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC), Federated Learning (FL), Confidential Computing/Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), and Homomorphic Cryptography (FHE) support distributed control, addressing hesitations in sharing sensitive data.
The infrastructure gap, dominated by US cloud providers, underscores the need for a scalable cross-cloud secure computing platform. Trust-building for sharing cybersecurity data across borders requires time, with ongoing "lighthouse projects" like VORMSI and ECYSAP fostering trust through international collaboration, supported by Cybernetica.
Deep trust in the digital realm necessitates treating nations as equals with sovereignty over their digital identities. Acknowledging varying resources, sharing becomes critical, facilitated by new security technologies ensuring control over data and identity information. Our work encourages stakeholders to initiate secure data-sharing and cybersecurity projects with international partners to strengthen relations and build a collaborative future.
Jaak Tarien
Brigadier General (ret) Jaak Tarien has recently begun a new career with Estonia’s established technology company Cybernetica, www.cyber.ee , where Jaak leads the development of European Secure Digital Military Mobility System (SDMMS). The SDMMS project, is a consortium of 11 partners from 10 nations and will develop a secure, ICT-based solution that will facilitate direct and secure exchange of information between nations requesting and approving any military movement. Prior to his recent retirement, Jaak had a distinguished 28-year military career and amongst other positions he has served as the Commander of the Estonian Air Force 2012-2018 and as the Director of NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) 2018-2022. Jaak is a graduate of the United Stated Air Force Academy where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1998. Later Jaak has added two Master of Science degrees from USAF Air University Air Command and Staff College in 2005 and National Defense University Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in 2018.