New lab promotes webAI’s mission to develop accessible, sovereign, and trustworthy intelligence for use in the real world.
webAI announced the appointment of Dr. Paul J. Maykish as Chief Intelligence Officer and the creation of the webAI Intelligence Lab, a dedicated unit focused on building accessible, sovereign, and defensible intelligence in the public sector and enterprise environments.
Dr. PJ Maykish joins the webAI team and will head the newly established Intelligence Lab, having previously served as Vice President for Technology Strategy at the Special Competitive Studies Project and as Director for Technology Competition at the National Security Council. Maykish, who has over 24 years of experience in military operations, previously led classified research for the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and commanded the U.S. Central Command’s Combined Air Operations Center, including the commissioning of AI programs in the war against ISIS.
Under the leadership of Dr. Maykish, the Intelligence Lab will advance webAI’s long-term vision of building superintelligence not as a single centralized model, but as a network of interoperable, domain-specific intelligence systems. These systems are designed to collaborate securely, operate locally, and expand their capabilities over time. At the same time, practical, deployable enhancements to the webAI platform are already being provided.
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“Our mission is simple, but non-negotiable: We strive to create an artificial superintelligence that is accessible, sovereign, and defensible,” explained David Stout, founder and CEO of webAI. “We believe that the future of intelligence is something you can own, operate, and trust wherever it’s needed. The Intelligence Lab exists to shape that future.”
The webAI Intelligence Lab will focus on developing systems designed for operational reliability, data sovereignty, and resilience in contested environments.
Initial focus areas include:
- Device and edge intelligence for local execution
- Architectures designed for security, integrity, and resilience against attacks
- Repeatable deployment patterns that scale across organizations and missions
“AI is rapidly evolving into an operational infrastructure, and the demands are increasing,” explained Dr. Maykish, Chief Intelligence Officer at webAI. “The Intelligence Lab will develop systems that companies can control from start to finish, from data and models to runtime, with performance and reliability proven in real-world scenarios.”
The launch follows webAI‘s recent announcement of a funding and valuation milestone, which accelerates recruitment and investment in product, development, and deployment programs to meet the growing demand for sovereign AI.
Source: PRNewswire