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webAI's New Frontier in AI Technology

Introduction

In a significant move towards advancing artificial intelligence capabilities, webAI has announced the appointment of Dr. Paul J. Maykish as Chief Intelligence Officer. Alongside this important leadership role, the company has launched the webAI Intelligence Lab, dedicated to creating accessible, sovereign, and defendable intelligence for both public and enterprise environments.

About the Appointment

Dr. PJ Maykish brings to webAI a wealth of experience, having previously served as Vice President for Technology Strategy at the Special Competitive Studies Project and as Director of the Technology Competition at the National Security Council. With a distinguished 24-year military career under his belt, Maykish has led classified research for the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, and notably commanded the Combined Air Operations Center under the U.S. Central Command, implementing AI programs in counter-ISIS operations.

Vision for the Future

Under Maykish's leadership, the webAI Intelligence Lab is poised to realize the long-term vision of webAI: to develop a superintelligence that is not a single centralized model but a network of interoperable and domain-specific intelligence systems. These systems will collaborate securely, operate locally, and enhance their capabilities progressively, providing practical improvements to the existing webAI platform.

David Stout, the founder and CEO of webAI, emphasized the company's mission: "Our mission is simple but non-negotiable — to establish accessible, sovereign, and defendable artificial superintelligence. We believe the future of intelligence is something you own, manage, and trust, wherever it’s needed. The Intelligence Lab exists to build that future."

Focus Areas of the Lab

The webAI Intelligence Lab will prioritize the creation of systems designed for operational reliability, data sovereignty, and resilience in contested environments. Initial areas of focus include:

• - On-device and edge intelligence for local execution
• - Architectures built for security, integrity, and adversary resistance
• - Reproducible deployment models adaptable to all organizations and missions

Maykish stated, "AI is rapidly becoming an operational infrastructure with increasingly high standards. The Intelligence Lab will create systems that organizations can control end-to-end, from data to models and execution, with performance and trust that hold up in the real world."

Funding and Expansion

This announcement follows webAI's recent news regarding its funding and valuation, which is propelling hiring and investment in product, engineering, and deployment programs to meet the growing demand for sovereign AI solutions.

To learn more about webAI and the Intelligence Lab, visit www.webai.com.

About webAI

webAI is an enterprise AI platform that brings AI to your data. Designed for critical environments, the platform allows businesses to build and leverage private, customized models with total data sovereignty, real-time performance, and predictable costs.