The AWARE Act of 2024 requires the Department of Defense to create a comprehensive database tracking all military uses of artificial intelligence systems, including weapons, targeting tools, and decision-support systems, with completion required within three years of the bill's enactment. Within the same three-year period, the Defense Secretary must establish a risk assessment process that evaluates each AI system for potential problems including dependability, cybersecurity, privacy concerns, algorithmic bias, risk of civilian harm, and whether the technology might escalate conflicts. The department must reassess each system at least annually and whenever the underlying AI model is updated or a new system is acquired, and it must note in the database when AI systems are shared with or exported to foreign countries. Starting one year after enactment and continuing annually for three years, the Defense Secretary must report progress to Congress, and after three years must submit annual reports to Congress that include the full ledger, risk assessment findings, and export annotations, with unclassified portions made publicly available. The bill does not establish specific funding amounts and aims to promote transparency in military AI use while maintaining existing security protections.
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