AI & Autonomy
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models, and autonomous systems resources for defense and research applications.
Getting Started
Section titled “Getting Started”New to AI/ML? Start with these community guides:
AI/ML Learning Guide Comprehensive introduction to AI and ML concepts.
AI Prompting Guide Best practices for prompt engineering.
AI Ethics Ethical considerations in AI deployment.
Building with LLMs
Section titled “Building with LLMs”Patterns and techniques for building applications on top of LLMs:
Prompt Engineering Taxonomy System vs user prompts, few-shot, chain-of-thought, structured output, injection defense.
RAG Patterns Chunking, embeddings, hybrid retrieval, reranking, evaluation, and failure modes.
Agentic AI Patterns Tool use, planning loops, multi-agent orchestration, memory, observability.
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Section titled “Large Language Models (LLMs)”| Platform | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NIPRGPT | NIPR | DoD-approved LLM for unclassified use |
| AskSAGE | NIPR | AI assistant for government users |
| Higher Enclaves | Intellipedia | Search “AI on Government Systems” |
- LM Studio - Desktop app for MacOS/Windows/Linux.
- Ollama - CLI LLM runner. See Ollama Guide.
- Pi LLM Guide - Running LLMs on Raspberry Pi.
- Continue AI - VS Code extension for AI-assisted coding.
| Service | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | chatgpt.com | OpenAI’s GPT models |
| Gemini | gemini.google.com | Google’s LLM |
| Claude | claude.ai | Anthropic’s AI assistant |
| Perplexity | perplexity.ai | AI search with citations |
AI Tools & Applications
Section titled “AI Tools & Applications”Agentic AI & Coding Assistants
Section titled “Agentic AI & Coding Assistants” Claude Code Guide Anthropic's CLI for agentic coding.
Gemini Code Guide Google's terminal agent for high-context tasks.
Chrome DevTools MCP Direct AI agent browser control via MCP.
Codex CLI Rules SOP for running OpenAI Codex.
Self-Hosted AI Assistants
Section titled “Self-Hosted AI Assistants” Hermes Personal Assistant Build a self-hosted agentic personal assistant — chat + email, tiered model, memory, calendar, search, and push alerts in Docker.
Specialized Tools
Section titled “Specialized Tools”- HackerGPT - Security-focused AI assistant.
- Award Bullet AI Prompt - Generate military award bullets.
- Evaluation AI Prompt - AI assistance for evaluations.
Autonomous Systems
Section titled “Autonomous Systems”For unmanned and autonomous systems, see the dedicated section:
Intelligence Types & Concepts
Section titled “Intelligence Types & Concepts”| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Non-biological intelligence |
| Narrow Intelligence | Ability to accomplish a narrow set of goals |
| General Intelligence | Ability to accomplish virtually any goal |
| Superintelligence | General intelligence far beyond human level |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Life 1.0 | Biological - evolves hardware and software |
| Life 2.0 | Cultural - evolves hardware, designs software |
| Life 3.0 | Technological - designs both hardware and software |
Reference: Tegmark, M. (2017). Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.