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Joint Chiefs chairman wants ‘global risk algorithm’ to help measure threats worldwide

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine meets with Navy leadership aboard the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 8, 2025. (DoW photo by Benjamin Applebaum)

By Brandi Vincent

The joint force recognizes a dire need to adopt and apply advanced algorithms and other next-generation AI capabilities to help commanders and Pentagon decision-makers understand and manage threats as they confront pressing security challenges in multiple regions around the world, according to the highest-ranking U.S. military officer.

“I think there’s always the risk of unintended escalation, and that’s what’s so important about using advanced tech tools to understand the environment that we’re operating in and to help leaders see and sense the risk that we’re facing,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said. “And there’s really no shortage of those risks right now.”

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