# Edge AI Models Can Be Trained in Hours Instead of Months by Frank Whitworth > "GAMBLER brings forth the ability to create new models in the field for automated imagery processing—it’s hours or days, instead of months, to train the system on a unique model which is specific to warfighter needs." > **— Frank Whitworth**, *May 19, 2025, 2025 GEOINT Symposium Keynote* ## Sources and Context - **Direct official source and complete contiguous wording:** [2025 GEOINT Symposium Keynote](https://www.nga.mil/news/VADM_Whitworth_Delivers_Keynote_at_2025_GEOINT_Sym.html) — The NGA director publicly described field-trainable imagery models during his specialist GEOINT keynote. - **Routing classification:** CT-enabling conference discourse. This label describes the quotation's relationship to the counterterrorism technology stack; it does not alter the speaker's wording or claim that every cited system has a direct counterterrorism mission. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Tactical-Edge Intelligence|Tactical-Edge Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Public Intelligence Technology Discourse|Public Intelligence Technology Discourse]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "GAMBLER brings forth the ability to create new models in the field for automated imagery processing—it’s hours or days, instead of months, to train the system on a unique model which is specific to warfighter needs." — Frank Whitworth, May 19, 2025, 2025 GEOINT Symposium Keynote https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ct-architecture-edge-ai-models-can-be-trained-in-hours-instead-of-months ```