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Mar 22, 2024 • 45min

Democracy and national security in a fast-moving digital age

Post reporters analyze how generative AI and social media could shape elections as billions around the world head to the polls this year. Then, Skydio founder Adam Bry discusses how AI-powered drones are changing the battlefield and offering new accountability tools for war crimes. Conversations recorded on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at The Futurist Summit: The New Age of Tech.
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Mar 21, 2024 • 44min

Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Todd Young, and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on the new era of tech

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) discuss the national security concerns around TikTok, U.S. competitiveness in AI and the CHIPS and Science Act. Then, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger breaks down the federal support for his company to produce chips and why his manufacturing goals for the technology are “higher” than those of President Biden. Conversations recorded on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at The Futurist Summit: The New Age of Tech.
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Mar 21, 2024 • 54min

DARPA Director Stefanie Tompkins and Open AI's Anna Makanju on the future of artificial intelligence

DARPA director Stefanie Tompkins talks about the history of the agency, the impact of artificial intelligence on society and the future of military technology. Then, OpenAI’s global affairs VP Anna Makanju, talks about regulating AI and the chip capacity needed to propel the industry forward. Conversations recorded on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at The Futurist Summit: The New Age of Tech.
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Mar 20, 2024 • 25min

British Airways CEO Sean Doyle on recent Boeing malfunctions, sustainability efforts and AI

Sean Doyle, chair and CEO of British Airways examines the future of international travel, Boeing's recent safety incidents, flying patterns across continents and British Airways’ investments in artificial intelligence. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 31min

Actor Regina King on playing trailblazing lawmaker Shirley Chisholm

Actor Regina King talks about playing Shirley Chisholm in a new biopic, her 15-year journey to bring the trailblazing Congresswoman's story to the big screen and how "she represented the possibility of what can be done when a person is audacious." Conversation recorded on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
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Mar 15, 2024 • 30min

First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Drew Harwell, Ramesh Ponnuru and Eugene Robinson

On Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s Drew Harwell, Ramesh Ponnuru and Eugene Robinson about the ruling rejecting the effort to oust prosecutor Fani Willis from Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, the bill that could ban TikTok and Majority Leader Charles Schumer's call for new Israeli elections. Conversations recorded on March 15, 2024.
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Mar 14, 2024 • 30min

2024 Roundtable: Trump and Biden's general election strategies and the future for independent voters

Reporters Isaac Arnsdorf, Colby Itkowitz and Marianne LeVine discuss President Biden and former president Donald Trump clinching their parties’ nominations, potential Trump running mates and next steps for independent voters as the general election nears closer. Conversation recorded on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
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Mar 13, 2024 • 23min

Julio Torres on writing ‘fully fleshed out’ immigrant characters and his new film ‘Problemista’

Comedian and actor Julio Torres talks about his directorial debut, “Problemista,” writing ‘fully fleshed out’ immigrant characters and breaking into the entertainment industry. Conversation recorded on Wedneday, March 13, 2024.
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Mar 13, 2024 • 45min

Rep. Scott Peters and Birger Steen on the IRA and competing with China in green energy

Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Birger Steen, CEO of Freyr Battery, discuss the United State’s investments in renewable energy, the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and China's green energy transition. Conversations recorded on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
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Mar 12, 2024 • 49min

Ginni Rometty and Dragoș Tudorache on global regulation of artificial intelligence

Ginni Rometty, former IBM chair and CEO, and Dragoș Tudorache, member of the European Parliament, discuss how AI could impact the workforce and global efforts to regulate the fast evolving technology. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

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