Ben welcomes Dr. William Streilein to the podcast.  Dr. Streilein is the Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and AI Office. Dr. Streilein has more than 30 years of experience in the tech industry, working in program management, cybersecurity, and business development. Now he’s helping transform the Department of Defense by adopting next-generation AI and software technologies.  In part one, Dr. Streilein shares how he fell in love with technology, what inspired him to jump from MIT to the DoD, and the impact AI will have on how we handle data.