This week, Ryan Connell experiments with Google’s cutting-edge AI tool, NotebookLM. Ryan challenges the AI to generate a podcast episode based on the Tradewinds Solution Marketplace Customer Handbook, which dives into the DoD’s efforts to streamline the acquisition of advanced technologies. Listen as AI characters Andy and Ethel discuss the handbook, touch on key defense innovations, and explore how the Tradewinds Solution Marketplace is reshaping procurement in the defense sector. Look out for tangents and surprising insights that put into perspective how powerful AI can be.

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:30) Ryan’s experiment with Google NotebookLM

(1:06) Meet our fake guests “Andy & Ethel”

(2:08) How Tradewinds can help the DoD acquire cutting-edge tech faster

(2:50) Streamlining the contracting process

(3:08) OTs explained

(4:40) Involvement of Kessel Run & DARPA

(5:41) Attracting the right tech talent

(8:16) How Tradewinds fosters agility and innovation

(9:39) The start of a new era in defense

LINKS:

Follow Ryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-connell-8413a03a/

Google NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/

CDAO: https://www.ai.mil/

Tradewinds: https://www.tradewindai.com/