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Jane DOE speaks with ODNI’s Susi Carpenter, an intelligence analyst and co-chair of ODNI’s Employees with Disabilities Employee Resource Group, about neurodiversity and the complexities of a neurodivergent diagnosis in the IC. They highlight the challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals and the need for allyship. They explore the importance of valuing and accommodating neurodiversity in national security organizations and discuss the unique skills and advantages the neurodivergent brings to the workplace and the need for creating an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity.
Jane DOE speaks with Dr. Michael Grieves, the father of the digital twin, about the evolution of the digital twin, its potential to reduce costs and predict future outcomes, and its capability to provide valuable insights and identify weaknesses in adversarial capabilities.
Chapter 1: The concept of digital twins and their applications.
Chapter 2: Digital twins and their use cases in the Intelligence Community.
Chapter 3: Digital twin lifecycle.
Chapter 4: Digital twins, AI, and the metaverse in product development.
Chapter 5: Manolis Minutes: neurodiversity,
Chapter 6: Digital twin technology and space exploration.
Chapter 7: Virtual twins and predictive analytics in various fields.
Chapter 8: AI, digital twins, and their potential impact on society.
Chapter 9: Adopting digital twin technology in the Intelligence Community.
Jane Doe speaks to Dr. Cameron Carlson, Dean, of the College of Business and Security Management at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and Assistant Director of the Center for Arctic Security & Resilience, about the Artic region’s dynamic and emerging trends, focusing on environmental and geopolitical aspects. They explore the evolving concept of Arctic security, including various functional disciplines (e.g., nuclear, mineral, environmental, food security, and human security for indigenous peoples). Dr. Carlson discusses the challenges and opportunities of managing the Arctic region in the face of geopolitical tensions, highlighting the importance of diplomacy and cooperation and the need for a well-coordinated approach that includes military posture to safeguard economic resources.
Jane DOE, NIU’s Josh Kerbel, and ODNI’s Kerrie Cowan discuss implicit and unconscious bias in the national security workplace and their impact on the workforce. They explore strategies to identify and address personal and organizational bias, focusing on the inclusive paradigm shift, the IC’s efforts to address bias in hiring and retention practices and analysis, to provide solutions for speaking truth to power to build psychological safety in the workplace.
Jane DOE speaks to NIU’s Dr. Mark Bailey about the ethical challenges of integrating AI into the Intelligence Community, emphasizing the critical need to fully examine AI’s explainability and alignment problems within the decision-making processes. They explore current events, the potential benefits and risks of using AI on human connection, the challenges of regulating AI, and the importance of developing critical thinking skills in the face of technological advancements.
Jane DOE is back for season three and has curated a guest list our listeners told us they wanted. She engages thought leaders from NIU, the IC, academia, and beyond. From navigating your crazy drunk friend, truth decay, and the Artic, to addressing workplace trauma, season three won’t disappoint.
Jane DOE speaks with Dr. Deborah Pfaff, Associate Professor of Research in NIU’s Office of Research, about the privatization of space. Noting that space-related activities make up 25 percent of the U.S. economy, Dr. Pfaff highlights existing space policy and the current practice of commercializing space exploration—providing the private industry with government contracts but no oversight.
The article mentioned in this episode: Spacing Out: Will we allow the privatization of space to eclipse NASA and NRO?
(originally published in The Hill)
Manolis Priniotakis, NIU’s Vice President of Research and Infrastructure, discusses the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis and its role within the department with Assistant Secretary Shannon Corless. They also explore the intersection of economics and national security and what that convergence looks like in practice.
Jane DOE speaks with Dr. Neil Johnson from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and NIU faculty member in the Anthony G. Oettinger School of Science and Technology Intelligence. Examining deepfake technologies, Dr. Johnson discusses multimedia forensics and the ongoing efforts of the IC, U.S. Government, and global organizations to provide users and viewers with education and resources to combat the malicious use of deepfake technologies.
Jane DOE speaks with Dr. Jennifer Sciubba, an internationally recognized expert in the field of demographic security and a Wilson Center fellow, about her book, 8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death, and Migration Shape Our World, and the security predictions we can make by examining existing global populations.
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