Eye On A.I.
Craig S. Smith
Eye on A.I. is a biweekly podcast, hosted by longtime New York Times correspondent Craig S. Smith. In each episode, Craig will talk to people making a difference in artificial intelligence. The podcast aims to put incremental advances into a broader context and consider the global implications of the developing technology. AI is about to change your world, so pay attention.
Episodes
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Jul 21, 2021 • 31min
Steps to Drive AI Innovation
NSCAI staff Tess Deblanc-Knowles and Mike Garris talk about the steps the US government needs to take to foster AI innovation in the years ahead.
Jun 30, 2021 • 40min
A Democratic AI Coalition
NSCAI staff Paul Leka and Christie Lawrence talk about forming an international emerging technology coalition to strengthen and coordinate the use of emerging technology for democratic ends.
Jun 24, 2021 • 25min
Building the Foundation for AI in National Security
NSCAI staff Mike Garris and Mike Jackson spoke about what needs to be done to lay the foundations for an AI-infused national security going forward.
Jun 16, 2021 • 25min
AI for the Heartland
NSCAI staff Aristotle Vainikos and Parker Wild spoke about the commission’s recommendations for establishing public-private innovation hubs around the country that can encourage and tap the entrepreneurial potential between the coasts and expand the participation of private enterprise in national security.
Jun 9, 2021 • 33min
Getting the Intelligence Community up to Speed with AI
NSCAI staff Mike Jackson and Darren Wright talk about the commission’s recommendations for bringing the intelligence community up to speed with AI. They spoke about the organizational changes needed and the culture shift required to ensure that the intelligence community is integrating AI in its work.
Jun 2, 2021 • 28min
Democratizing AI for the Warfighter
NSCAI staff David Kumashiro and Courtney Barno talked about the commission’s recommendations on democratizing AI for the warfighter and enabling bottom-up AI innovation.
May 26, 2021 • 29min
Making the Government a Better AI Customer
NSCAI staff Kevin McGuinness and Raina Davis talked about the commission’s recommendations for increasing public visibility about the government’s AI needs and lowering the barrier to entry for companies that want to help meet those needs.
May 19, 2021 • 39min
US Defense: AI-ready by 2025
NSCAI staff Chris Rice and Courtney Barno talk about what the US has to do to get up to speed on its AI military capabilities by 2025 in order to outpace our competitors, particularly China.
May 12, 2021 • 38min
Educating the Warfighter to use AI
NSCAI staff Justin Lynch, Lance Lantier and Shaantam Chawla, talked about educating the warfighter for the AI era. They spoke about what kind of training warfighters need to effectively integrate AI, from commanders to infantry men and women and how that integration will change the nature of warfare and the military’s perception of itself in the years ahead.
May 5, 2021 • 34min
AI and National Security: US vs China
Ylli Bajraktari, executive director of the National Security Commission on AI, talked about what he considers the most important recommendations in the commission’s final report and about the need for Congress and the White House to act swiftly to counter China’s concerted efforts to beat the US in deploying this critical technology around the world.
