National Security Commission on AI

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Marshaling AI Cooperation with Gilman Louie Sep 16, 2020

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NSCAI Commissioner Gilman Louie talks about great power competition in the digital age and the US need for a more technologically literate diplomatic core to counter China's increasing diplomatic efforts on the technology front.

Research and Development with Dr. Ken Ford Sep 09, 2020

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Ken Ford, an NSCAI commissioner and founder/CEO of the Florida Institute For Human & Machine Cognition, talks about turning AI from a tool to a teammate, and unshackling AI research and implementation from government bureaucracy to compete with nimbler countries such as China.

National Security Applications for AI with the Hon. Katharina McFarland Sep 02, 2020

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Katharina McFarland, an NSCAI commissioner, talks about the commission’s recommendations on inserting AI into the National Defense Strategy and how war games should integrate AI enabled applications in order to inform US military doctrine.

Ethical and Responsible AI with Dr. Eric Horvitz Aug 26, 2020

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Eric Horvitz, an NSCAI commissioner and chief scientific officer at Microsoft, speaks this week about the commission’s second quarter recommendations to Congress that responsible and ethical uses be a primary consideration in any AI system for national security.

Protect & Build Upon AI Tech Advantages and Hardware with Jason Matheny Aug 19, 2020

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Jason Matheny, an NSCAI commissioner who now leads a think tank at Georgetown University focused on the intersections of technology, policy and national security, spoke in this week’s episode about the Commission’s recommendations on export controls for sensitive technology and the difficult problem of protecting digital assets like algorithms and data.

Training and Recruiting AI Talent with the Honorable Mignon Clyburn Aug 12, 2020

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Mignon Clyburn, an NSCAI commissioner and longtime regulator at the FCC, talks about the Commission’s recommendations to increase competency in artificial intelligence at the Department of Defense and other government agencies. Ms. Clyburn talked about establishing a National Reserve Digital Corps with a scholarship program modeled after the ROTC and the creation of a United States Digital Service Academy to mint a new class of civil servants with deep technical knowledge.

Ethical and Responsible AI with Dr. Eric Horvitz Jun 10, 2020

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In this week's episode, the last in a series of six, we talked to Eric Horvitz, Commissioner at the National Security Commission on AI and Chief Research Scientist at Microsoft, about the commission's recommendations to Congress about the need for training, standards and documentation to govern the application of AI in the national security space.

Protect & Build Upon AI Tech Advantages and Hardware with Gilman Louie Jun 03, 2020

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In this fifth of a series of six podcasts episodes, we talk with NSCAI Commissioner Gilman Louie and Co-Founder and Partner of Alsop Louie Partners about his line of effort’s recommendations to Congress on how to maintain US leadership in AI hardware and 5G. He spoke about the need for a national microelectronic strategy and policies that would advance spectrum sharing for 5G to create a global alternative to the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.

Marshaling AI Cooperation with Jason Matheny May 27, 2020

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In this episode, the fourth of a series of six podcasts, Jason Matheny, NSCAI Commissioner and founding director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown, talks about his line of effort regarding cooperation on AI with key allies and partners. He spoke about his group's recommendations that the government establish a senior national security point of contact for AI and convene a multilateral working group for AI collaboration and interoperability - as well as the need for AI war games.

National Security Applications for AI with the Hon. Katharina McFarland May 20, 2020

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In the third of a series of six podcast episodes looking at the National Security Commission on AI's first quarter recommendations to Congress, we speak with Katharina McFarland, NSCAI Commissioner and a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, about the Commission's recommendation that the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence establish a steering committee on emerging technology to ensure that AI for national security gets top priority in the years ahead.