Ultimate weapon? - US Department of War enters the ML zone

US national security interests are a powerful technology driver and the urgent need to understand how rogue states finance their weapons systems underpins development by the Department of War of its Anticipatory and Adaptive Anti-Money Laundering (A3ML) system, which has potential to revolutionise the detection of illicit financial flows. Dr David Dewhurst of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) spoke exclusively to Keith Nuthall about the ambitious scope of the programme and how it may impact the private sector.

US national security interests are a powerful technology driver and the urgent need to understand how rogue states finance their weapons systems underpins development by the Department of War of its Anticipatory and Adaptive Anti-Money Laundering (A3ML) system, which has potential to revolutionise the detection of illicit financial flows. Dr David Dewhurst of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) spoke exclusively to Keith Nuthall about the ambitious scope of the programme and how it may impact the private sector.