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The AI Policy Podcast

CSIS’s Gregory C. Allen, Director of the Wadhwani AI Center, is joined by cohost H. Andrew Schwartz on a deep dive into the world of AI policy. Every two weeks, join for insightful discussions regarding AI policy regulation, innovation, national security, and geopolitics. The AI Policy Podcast is by the Wadhwani AI Center at CSIS, a bipartisan think-tank in Washington, D.C.

 

The AI Policy Podcast is produced by David Lotfi, Sadie McCullough, and Isaac Goldston

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AI and Advanced Technologies in the Fight: Combatant Command and Service Collaboration

Wadhwani AI Center director Gregory C. Allen is joined by Schuyler Moore, the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Justin Fanelli, the Chief Technology Officer of the Department of the Navy, and Dr. Alex Miller, the Chief Technology Officer for the Chief of Staff of the Army for a discussion on the warfighter's adoption of emerging technologies.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen — October 2, 2024

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The European Perspective on AI Governance with Dragoș Tudorache

In this episode, we are joined by former MEP Dragoș Tudorache, co-rapporteur of the EU AI Act and Chair of the Special Committee on AI in the Digital Age. We discuss where we are in the EU AI Act roadmap, how to balance innovation and regulation, the future of the EU AI Office, and the increasing energy infrastructure demands of AI.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Dragoș Tudorache — September 16, 2024

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The Past, Present, and Future of Technology Forecasting with Jeff Alstott

In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Alstott, expert at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and director of the Center for Technology and Security Policy at RAND, to discuss past technology forecasting across the national security community and a new NSF initiative called Assessing and Predicting Technology Outcomes (APTO). 

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen — August 30, 2024

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New Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Report, AI Chip Smuggling, California's SB 1047, and an EU AI Act Update

In this episode, we discuss the CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies latest report on the DOD's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, what recent news about AI chip smuggling means for U.S. export controls, how California's SB 1047 might affect AI regulation, and our biggest takeaways from the EU AI Act going into force.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Brielle Hill — August 19, 2024

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Understanding What Intellectual Property Regulation Means For AI with Andrei Iancu

In this episode, we are joined by Andrei Iancu, former Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and former Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), to discuss whether AI-generated works can be copyrighted, what the latest USPTO guidance means for the patent subject matter eligibility of AI systems, who can claim inventorship for AI-facilitated inventions and the use of AI by patent and trademark applicants and the USPTO.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Andrei Iancu — August 5, 2024

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The U.S. Vision for AI Safety: A Conversation with Elizabeth Kelly, Director of the U.S. AI Safety Institute

On this special episode, the CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies is pleased to host Elizabeth Kelly, Director of the United States Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the U.S. Department of Commerce.  The U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) was announced by Vice President Kamala Harris at the UK AI Safety Summit in November 2023. The institute was established to advance the science, practice, and adoption of AI safety in the face of risks including those to national security, public safety, and individual rights. Director Kelly will discuss the U.S. AISI’s recently released Strategic Vision, its activities under President Biden’s AI Executive Order, and its approach to the AISI global network announced at the AI Seoul Summit. 

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Elizabeth Kelly — August 1, 2024

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How are the Harris and Trump Campaigns Thinking about AI Policy?

In this episode, we discuss what AI policy might like look after the 2024 U.S. presidential election. We dive into the past, present, and future of both the Trump and Harris campaigns’ AI policy positions and where they fall on the key issue areas like safety, open-source, energy infrastructure, and more.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — July 29, 2024

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Autonomous Weapons in Ukraine, Overturning the Chevron Doctrine, and the Delayed Deployment of Apple Intelligence in the EU

In this episode, we discuss the state of autonomous weapons systems adoption in Ukraine, our takeaways from the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Chevron Doctrine and the implications for AI regulation, the delayed deployment of Apple Intelligence in the EU, and a breakdown of Nvidia's deal to sell its technology to data centers in the Middle East. 

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Brielle Hill — July 8, 2024

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