Aria’s Artificial Intelligence Protest Dismissed as Untimely

Virginia-based small business Aria failed to timely protest the US Army’s use of an online tool in its competition for “xTechScalable” artificial intelligence technology solutions, the Government Accountability Office said.

The Army on Dec. 19 posted a competition announcement seeking eligible small businesses to submit concept white papers addressing scalable techniques for adversarial AI. The competition could result in a prototype contract under the Small Business Innovative Research program, the Army said.

Aria protested after the Army opted not to select its white paper, asserting that the Army’s use of Valid Eval—an online tool used to review white paper submissions—resulted …