Spectre AI Incorporated was a private software company that held contracts with government agencies and defense contractors in the early 2000s.[1] The company was founded around 2000 in Spokane, Washington.[citation needed]
In 2004, the company revealed that it was working on public facing technology and developed the US Army's first AI recruiter, SGT STAR. The project later became controversial, and was the subject of numerous FOIA requests by the Electronic Frontier Foundation over fears that the mechanism was overly invasive.[2][3]
History
Spectre AI Incorporated was founded by Philip Galland and Robert Hust.[citation needed]
Spectre AI's initial contract with Raytheon was the direct result of a request on the floor of the United States Congress on September 13, 2001, by Senators Judd Gregg and Ernest Hollings.[4]
Galland, initially the company's primary investor, left his position at Oracle to become the company's CEO. In 2004, He and Hust went on to form Agent Science Technologies, Inc.[citation needed]
In late 2002 the company merged with Next-IT where it continued to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.{[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Spectre AI, Inc : Solutions". 2002-08-02. Archived from the original on 2002-08-02. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ↑ "Responses to EFF FOIA Request" (PDF). EFF.org.
- ↑ EFF, David Maass-. "Everything We Know About the Army's Uncanny Chatbots". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ↑ "Proceedings and debates of the 107th Congress, First Session" (PDF). United States of America Congressional Record. 147: 39 of 68. September 13, 2001 – via Congress.gov.