Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) is leaning forward in leveraging AI to enhance the learning experience.
JKO began integrating AI tools last year to create high-quality initial course drafts, generate examples and scenarios, and update existing material. Previously, creating the initial outline and content for a new course required weeks of manual work. Now, it can generate a comprehensive first draft in hours.
This allows subject matter experts and instructional system designers to focus on refining the content, ensuring its accuracy, and tailoring it to the specific needs of the warfighter.
"The integration of AI is not just about speeding up development but also about fundamentally changing how training is built," said Tim Brandon, JKO program director. "The goal is to deliver a more agile and advanced learning experience that is more personalized, less linear and in line with the technology our training audience is already accustomed to.”
AI is also being used to monitor real-world events and identify which of the thousands of courses on the platform need updates. The system flags outdated courses, which allows for rapid revisions.
As part of its AI adoption, JKO is working with the DDJTE AI Working Group and the Joint Staff J-7 to establish the platform as a central hub for AI-related training and education resources for the Joint Force.
An "AI Training" community within the JKO learning management system provides a central location for AI resources, including training videos, links to external AI resources, and Department of War governance and policy documents. The community is currently in a testing phase and limited to a select training audience. JKO expects it will be expanded to a broader training audience as the AI training resources are further developed.