The Department of Defense (DoD) is at a pivotal moment in integrating AI into its decision-making processes. One of the most promising applications of AI lies in the generation of Courses of Action (COA), which allows military leaders to rapidly analyze complex data, simulate scenarios, and make informed strategic decisions. However, ensuring that AI-generated COAs are accurate, reliable, and free from bias remains a significant challenge.

Generative AI (GenAI), particularly LLMs, have shown great potential but also suffer from issues like hallucinations, biases, and inconsistencies that can undermine their use in mission-critical environments. Despite these challenges, the DoD cannot afford to ignore commercial AI advancements, as foreign adversaries continue to gain a competitive edge in AI-driven warfare.

Instead, the solution lies in adopting vetted, transparent, and trustworthy AI systems that align with DoD standards for safety and effectiveness. Read the eBook on AI Agents for Course of Action (COA) Generation: Orchestrating Decision Advantage for Warfighters at Game Speed to learn more.

Addressing the trust challenge

AI-powered COA generation is an invaluable tool for modern warfare, enabling the DoD to act swiftly and decisively in response to evolving threats. However, GenAI technologies must be carefully governed to prevent inaccurate, biased, or misleading outputs from influencing mission-critical decisions. Some of the key challenges with current GenAI approaches, include:

Bias and hallucinations: LLMs, trained on vast but non-curated datasets, often generate outputs that reflect biases or fabricate information, making them unreliable for DoD use.

Lack of contextual understanding: Unlike human analysts, AI models struggle with the nuanced, high-stakes nature of military decision-making, requiring robust oversight mechanisms.

Slow adaptation of AI technologies: Government agencies face challenges in rapidly integrating commercial AI solutions due to strict acquisition rules and slow approval processes.

Insufficient explainability: Many AI models operate as “black boxes,” providing little transparency into their reasoning processes, which undermines trust in AI-driven recommendations.

Ignoring these risks is not an option. The DoD must embrace AI while ensuring that these technologies are transparent, governed, and aligned with mission objectives. Seekr addresses these issues with a structured, DoD-specific AI governance approach.

How Seekr enhances DoD decision-making

Seekr’s enterprise GenAI platform provides a safe and effective solution for COA generation, ensuring that AI-driven insights are not only fast but also trustworthy and aligned with DoD policies. Our COA capabilities include:

1. AI model Test and Evaluation (T&E) framework

Seekr employs a customizable T&E framework to assess GenAI models against DoD policies, ensuring bias-free and contextually accurate COAs. This framework integrates:

• Bias detection and mitigation techniques
• Error-correction mechanisms
• DoD-specific policy alignment

2. Scalable governance and AI trust scores

Seekr offers GenAI trust scores that evaluate AI outputs based on:

• Accuracy
• Contextual relevance
• Alignment with military objectives

These trust scores provide DoD decision-makers with confidence in AI-generated COAs while allowing for human oversight and intervention.

3. Integration of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning

Seekr enhances AI-generated recommendations using RAG, a technique that combines traditional information retrieval with AI-generated text. This approach improves:

• Data validation
• Contextual accuracy
• Explainability of AI outputs

4. Automation of AI validation and testing

Seekr automates large-scale evaluations, reducing the time and effort needed to validate AI outputs. This allows the DoD to:

• Quickly assess AI model performance
• Ensure compliance with military standards
• Accelerate the adoption of safe, vetted AI solutions

Conclusion

AI-driven COA generation has the potential to revolutionize military decision-making, but only if AI technologies are safe, transparent, and aligned with DoD objectives. Seekr enhances AI reliability while maintaining human oversight, ensuring that AI-driven decisions are accurate, ethical, and mission-capable.

To explore how Seekr can enhance DoD decision-making and COA generation, download the eBook: AI Agents for Course of Action (COA) Generation: Orchestrating Decision Advantage for Warfighters at Game Speed and learn more at seekr.com/government.