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Former CTIO of US Space Force Talks DeepSeek Security

Lisa Costa, the former chief technology and innovation officer for the U.S. Space Force and current advisor to Seekr, discusses building on big ideas with limited resources, and addressing security challenges emerging from AI. On DeepSeek, she cautions, 'Don’t trust a black box from a gray zone.'

It was inevitable that rival AI would garner the public’s attention, including models developed in adversarial nation states. As DeepSeek, developed in China, continues to make moves in the AI arena, Lisa Costa, Ph. D.

, shared some perspectives on certain security risks that may need to be discussed. Costa previously served as the first permanent chief technology and innovation officer for the U.S.

Space Force, which is tasked with protecting the country from spaceborne threats, which includes satellites and digital aggressors. These days, Costa is retired from Space Force and puts her expertise on national security to use as an advisor to Seekr, an AI platform. Sharing her thoughts with InformationWeek, Costa also spoke about how government agencies might go about working with AI built in other countries.

She gave a glimpse of her work and career, which included finding ways to work with a wealth of ideas but limited resources..