Unstructured: Building the Infrastructure to Win the AI Race

In this episode of the Mission Matters podcast, Akhil and Maggie speak with Brian Raymond, the CEO of Unstructured, a startup building the future of data tooling for generative AI, transforming unstructured data into structured data that can be used by AI models.

Episode overview:

• Brian Raymond’s journey from the CIA and National Security Council to building Unstructured, an AI infrastructure startup.

• The “unsexy” data and infrastructure challenge behind LLMs and agents — from PDFs and XML to chunked JSON.

• How SOCOM, the Air Force, and the Army are leading the way in practical GenAI deployment

• What commercial enterprises like Nestlé are doing with agents today — and what the DoD can learn from them

• A tactical roadmap for AI adoption in national security — from policy fixes to compute access to trust-building

• And much more

  
  

  Keywords: AI, National Security, DoD, Infrastructure, Generative AI, Adoption, Challenges, Use Cases, Trust, Technology, Department of Defense, AI technology, open source, trust building, government initiatives, experimentation, deployment challenges, dual-use technology, AI infrastructure, future of AI

  
  

  Key Themes

  • Navigating AI in National Security
  • The Evolution of AI in the DoD
  • Challenges of AI Infrastructure in Defense
  • Success Stories in AI Adoption
  • Building AI Applications for Government
  • Trust and Results in DoD AI Solutions
  • The Future of AI in National Security