Nand Mulchandani, CTO of the CIA and Rob Silvers, Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy and Plans of the DHS, join Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) to discuss the complete overhaul of the most private agency in the United States. With his Silicon Valley background at multiple unicorn startups, Mulchandani is re-architecting every facet of the CIA to partner and keep pace with Silicon Valley. Silvers and Nand discuss the urgent need to not just lower barriers to partnerships between the private and public sectors, but to completely dissolve them.

This session was recorded live at The Hill & Valley Forum in 2024, a private bipartisan community of lawmakers and innovators committed to harnessing the power of technology to address America's most pressing national security challenges. The Hill & Valley podcast is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: www.turpentine.co

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Dissolving barriers between government and industry in AI

(01:28) Nand Mulchandani, CTO of the CIA on AI's Impact on National Security

(04:14) Rob Silvers on future warfare and defense strategies

(05:21) Competitive edge in AI

(06:35) China's digital battlefield preparations and US response

(09:08) The ‘Infinite Race’ with China

(12:06) Government's role in accelerating AI integration and innovation

(19:47) Shaping the future of AI in government

(21:37) How does government adjust to the iteration cycles required in the private markets?

(27:38) The continuous race in AI innovation