IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke to guests Noah Kanter and Clark Frye for a discussion on how artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping the trajectory of war planning. War planning is a complex, human-intensive and time-consuming process — one that AI technology might enhance through its ability to help humans account for a vast quantity of potential variables in an operational context. However, leaders must also consider potential risks that can arise from model failure, user error, or even intentional misuse. In this podcast, Noah and Clark cover the basics of war planning and offer a pragmatic perspective on how integrating cutting-edge AI technology can strengthen the military’s advantage on the battlefield.

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IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke with Akar Bharadvaj, Rachel L. McVicker and Rosemary K. Tropeano about all-things wargaming at IDA. In this episode, they explain why wargames are useful, reveal the complexities designers must consider when developing games, and provide an overview of several types of wargames that IDA produces.

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IDA Ideas guests Jackie Burhmann and Mikhail Smirnov joined host Rhett Moeller to discuss IDA’s evaluation of the military compensation benchmark for the Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation. In this podcast, they explain how factors that dual-income military households face play a role in service members’ decisions to stay in the military or leave to join the civilian labor market. The U.S. military is an all-volunteer force, so it’s essential that service members are compensated at level that promotes retention decisions.

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