National Security Commission on AI

NSCAI Directors of Research and Analysis Justin Lynch and Ryan Carpenter along with former Director of Research and Analysis Lance Lantier talk about how the 1986 Goldwater Nichols Act that reorganized the US military inspired the commission’s recommendations to reorganize the Department of Defense to drive adoption of emerging and disruptive technology capabilities.

NSCAI Director of Research Rama Elluru and former Director of Research and Analysis Christie Lawrence talk about how intellectual property protections play an unexpected role in guiding U.S. innovation and contribute to the global competition with China for dominance in AI.

NSCAI director of Research and Analysis Tess Deblanc-Knowles and former Chief Technology Advisor Mike Garris talk about the steps the U.S. government needs to take to foster AI innovation in the years ahead.

In this episode NSCAI Directors of Research and Analysis David Kumashiro and Matt Cordova discuss how the rapid pace of technological development and the threats those developments pose to national security require an accelerated, internationally collaborative effort on AI.

Part two of double feature with NSCAI Directors of Research and Analysis Paul Lekas and Christie Lawrence. In this episode, they discuss shaping a favorable international technology order including details on the Emerging Tech Coalition, the International Digital Development Initiative, international standards, development finance and aid, and export controls.

Part one of double feature with NSCAI Directors of Research and Analysis Paul Lekas and Christie Lawrence. In this episode, they discuss shaping a favorable international technology order including details on the Emerging Tech Coalition, the International Digital Development Initiative, international standards, development finance and aid, and export controls.

Former NSCAI Chief Technology Advisor Micheal Garris and former Director of Research and Analysis Mike Jackson spoke on how DoD can set the technical foundations for an AI future. Some of the topics discussed include AI digital ecosystems, the IC technical environment, necessary interoperability/sharing across the national security sector.

Former NSCAI fellow Parker Wild and former intern Aristotle Vainikos 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.

NSCAI staff Mike Jackson and Volunteer 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.

NSCAI staff member David Kumashiro and former member Courtney Barno talk about leadership and synchronization of the warfighter and enabling bottom-up AI innovation. Other discussion topics include the Role of JAIC, AI delivery teams, AI experimentation, and wargaming.