Camgian developing next generation of technology
Whether it be on the battlefield, Wall Street, or the production line, Camgian vice president of operations Doug Gosney told the Kiwanis Club of Starkville that the business is developing a new generation of artificial intelligence-powered technologies that aim to provide clients with the capability to think and act faster than the competition.
On Tuesday, February 28, Gosney and Camgian's office manager Ann Johnson spoke to the Kiwanians about the work Camgian is focused on.
When he founded in 2006, CEO Gary Butler had the vision of delivering a new generation of intelligent machines.
Through innovations, data science, AI, and software development, Gosney says Camgian technologists are pioneering the next generation of cognitive computing applications to address critical needs of national security and industrial markets.
“While much of our work is focused on solving problems for the Department of Defense,
we are also using what we learned in the defense sector and applying those principles to solve problems in the industrial sector as well,”said Gosney.“we work with some of the world's best companies, and we're proud to have those relationships.”
We know that Camgian is aiming to develop Ai-powered technologies for businesses and the military. But what is artificial intelligence exactly?
When you hear about artificial intelligence, you hear good things and you hear bad things. Gosney puts worries to rest when it comes to whether or not AI will replace humans.
“Movies often paint a picture that there's going to be general artificial intelligence. But if there's ever going to be general artificial intelligence that can do everything, we're a really, really long way off. In order to be effective, AI needs a lot of data and training on specific tasks,” said Gosney. “What it should do is make our lives easier. In the work we're doing for the Department of Defense, if a soldier is on the ground and you're dealing with a single UAV enemy drone or a hundred, there's too much data for the soldier to be able to do his or her primary duty, and deal with that. So if the artificial intelligence can process all that data in seconds while it would take that soldier minutes, that can all be happening in the background.”
While Camgian CEO Gary Butler is the “captain of the ship,” Johnson likes to call herself the “cruise director.”
“Almost from the beginning, Camgian has wanted to give back to the community, and our primary focus is engaging with children and trying to influence the kinds of programs that kids have access to,” said Johnson. “In 2008, we started the Sally Ride Science Toy Challenge at Armstrong Junior High School, and that was a focus on girls being involved in engineering, in science, in math … When the pandemic hit, everything went remote. We wanted to make sure that something was still available to teens in the area. Our engineers got together and they developed a short curriculum. It was for nine weeks and it was basically introducing teenagers to the idea of what artificial intelligence is.”