Highgift AI Achieves “Awardable” Status in DARPA’s Expedited Research Program
Breaking News – Highgift AI Corporation, a foundational AI research company, today announced that its Multimodal Persuasion and Influence Operation Detection research program has achieved "Awardable" status through DARPA's Expedited Research Implementation Series (ERIS) Marketplace. This status makes Highgift AI’s novel technology readily available to Department of Defense customers, a major milestone for the company.
The DARPA Expedited Research Implementation Series (ERIS) Marketplace is a transformative digital platform designed to accelerate acquisition velocity and advance national security innovation. This repository houses 7-minute pitch videos of awardable solutions that have undergone rigorous assessment through competitive procedures and are available to Government customers with an ERIS Marketplace account.
Highgift AI Corporation's winning submission video, a seven-minute presentation, details how the asymmetric threat of influence operations has outpaced our cognitive defenses, with current AI systems unable to forecast the impact of these complex campaigns. The video introduces Highgift AI’s Quanti Based Cognition (QBC) as a foundational AI framework capable of understanding influence and information campaigns (both positive and negative) at their cognitive layers. It shows how QBC reconstructs the "architecture of persuasion" using a mathematically grounded model that extends far beyond beneficial branding efforts to predict how narrative contagions spread, how to identify which belief structures are most vulnerable to disinformation and misinformation campaigns, and ultimately, how to better forecast commercial and societal impacts on targeted groups.
"Achieving 'Awardable' status on the ERIS Marketplace provides a critical pathway to help individuals, groups and nations defend themselves from intentional and malicious attacks on what they think, how they feel and the statements that they hold to be true" said Casey Jones, Chairman & CEO of Highgift AI Corporation. "Our breakthroughs are designed to enhance every effort across the AI research community currently focused on what is knowns as ‘influence operations.’ We are excited that ERIS gives us this opportunity to accelerate the availability of our solutions across the entire Department of Defense ecosystem."
According to DARPA, Highgift AI Corporation “was recognized among a competitive field of applicants whose solutions demonstrated innovation and potential impact on DoD missions.” Government research and acquisition customers interested in viewing the video solution can log into or create an ERIS Marketplace account at www.darpaconnect.us/eris.
About Highgift AI Corporation:
Highgift AI Corporation was launched in early 2025 to address limitations faced by language-based reasoning AI models. Its core intellectual property, Quanti Based Cognition (QBC), leverages methodology used to analyze inputs driving over $10B in intentionally persuasive, global marketing campaigns and tactics for companies including Microsoft, Intel, Dell, and Verizon. The company's board includes General John F. Campbell (U.S. Army - Ret.), former Commander of NATO ISAF and US Forces Afghanistan and Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and Jeff Rodek, former Chairman of Hyperion Solutions.
About the ERIS Marketplace:
The DARPA Expedited Research Implementation Series (ERIS) Marketplace is a transformative digital platform designed to accelerate acquisition velocity and advance national security innovation. All 7-minute awardable solutions housed in the repository have been assessed through complex scoring rubrics and competitive procedures and are readily available for selection, negotiation, and award by Government customers with a Marketplace account. By streamlining the procurement process, the ERIS Marketplace empowers DoD organizations to rapidly acquire disruptive technologies that address the evolving challenges of defense and security. Industry and academia are encouraged to showcase their innovative solutions, connecting directly with DARPA and other government customers seeking revolutionary research and technology. Learn more at: www.darpaconnect.com/eris.
Highgift AI Corporation Contact:
moreinfo@highgiftai.com
DARPA Contact:
For DARPA media requests, please contact outreach@darpa.mil; for all other requests related to the ERIS Marketplace, please contact eris@darpa.mil.