Amy Zegart

In this engaging discussion, Amy Zegart, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and cochair of Stanford's Emerging Technology Review, dives into America’s strategy for mastering emerging technologies like AI, biotechnology, and space. She critiques the Trump administration's communication methods during critical military operations. The conversation also highlights the need for effective policy collaboration between researchers and lawmakers to navigate the complexities of technological competition, particularly against China's influence and the evolving security landscape.

Amy Zegart, Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster discuss Israel's intel failure, TikTok's national security threat, campus unrest, anti-American sentiment, and Austrian economics in South America. They also debate the best fast-food burger and playfully discuss their chances in a UFC fight.

Cybersecurity expert Amy Zegart discusses the national security threats posed by TikTok and the rapid evolution of cybersecurity due to AI. The podcast delves into government and corporate cybersecurity efforts, global cyber threats and preparedness, the impact of misinformation, and the evolving role of corporations in national security. Amy highlights the challenges in sustaining cyber operations during conflicts and the importance of AI in enhancing cybersecurity intelligence.

Last week, the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security and Lawfare hosted an event with Amy Zegart, a professor at Stanford University and one of the leading academic analysts of the intelligence community, to talk about her new book, “Spies, Lies, and Algorithms.”David Priess hosted her for this live recording of the podcast, and they talked about intelligence education, about problems with the current structure of congressional oversight of the intelligence community, about the public role of intelligence in the crisis with Russia and Ukraine, about the growing role of open source information in intelligence, and much more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hoover Institution cybersecurity expert Amy Zegart talks with Jeanne Meserve about the urgent need for US spy agencies to better exploit open source intelligence, and ‘Mindhunter’ coauthor Mark Olshaker discusses with Jeff Stein how two sex predators in the CIA got away with it.Follow:Amy Zegarthttps://twitter.com/amyzegarthttps://www.hoover.org/profiles/amy-zegartTake our listener survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortSubscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JeanneMeservehttps://www.jeannemeserve.com/Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spy Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:https://twitter.com/isikoff Follow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spySubscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback.http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short