Washington AI Network (https://washingtonainetwork.com/) is a dynamic bipartisan forum to highlight the conversations about artificial intelligence taking place in official Washington. We feature diverse stakeholders from industry, government, and civil society to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and responsible development and deployment of AI technologies. Join host Tammy Haddad to hear top AI experts and thought leaders discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by AI. Bro ...
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29: FBI’s Jonathan Lenzner and Bryan Vorndran on the bureau’s approach to AI
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FBI Chief of Staff Jonathan Lenzner and Cyber Division assistant director Bryan Vorndran join host Tammy Haddad for a live interview at FBI headquarters to discuss the FBI’s approach to all things AI. From combating threats from domestic and foreign nefarious actors to protecting children, senior citizens, and families against the harms of AI, Lenz…
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28: Sen. Brian Schatz, Rep. French Hill, Center for AI Safety (CAIS) executive director Dan Hendrycks, and CAIS board member and Skype founder Jann Tallinn discuss the government’s role in AI oversight ...
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At the Center for AI Safety (CAIS)’s Washington, DC launch reception, Sen. Brian Schatz, CAIS executive director Dan Hendrycks, and CAIS board member and Skype founder Jann Tallinn discuss the government’s role in AI oversight and safety and the pressures facing the AI industry. Guest host and CNN anchor Pamela Brown leads the conversation. Rep. Fr…
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27: Elizabeth Kelly, director of the U.S. AI Safety Institute, on AI policy, guidance on misuse, combating harms, international cooperation, and model testing
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Elizabeth Kelly, director of the U.S. AI Safety Institute, joins host Tammy Haddad for a live interview at the new Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., before a live theater audience. Kelly, who co-authored President Biden’s AI Executive Order, highlights her efforts standing up the U.S. AI Safety Institute at NIST, the In…
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26: Rob Silvers, DHS Under Secretary for Policy, on domestic threats, the AI race with China, and holding tech companies accountable
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Rob Silvers, DHS Under Secretary for Policy, joins host Tammy Haddad for an interview on how DHS is deploying AI in the new digital age. Silvers, an attorney and former adjunct law professor, is the foremost senior official on cybersecurity policy in the federal government. In this episode, Silvers highlights how DHS is protecting Americans from do…
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25: Anne Bouverot, President Macron’s Special Envoy for AI, calls for action beyond “commitments” for the next global AI summit in Paris
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Less than one year since the UK hosted the first AI Safety Summit, all eyes turn to France for the next global AI summit. President Macron chose AI leader Anne Bouverot as Special Envoy to organize the AI Action Summit. In this episode, Bouverot, who holds a PhD in AI Research, shares her team’s plans including – for the first time – the official d…
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24: Rep. Don Beyer, David Zapolsky, Dr. Seth Center, and Rebecca Finlay on the One Year Anniversary of the White House’s Voluntary AI Commitments
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In this episode, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Vice Chair of the House AI Caucus, David Zapolsky, Amazon’s SVP of Global Public Policy & General Counsel, Dr. Seth Center, the State Department's Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology, and Rebecca Finlay, CEO of the Partnership on AI, join host Tammy Haddad for a fireside chat and panel discussi…
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23: Germany’s Ben Brake on the EU’s approach to AI policy globally
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Ben Brake, Director General at the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport, joins host Tammy Haddad for a breakfast to discuss how Germany and the EU are approaching AI policy, as well as competing against China, regulating disinformation, and implementing the Digital Services Act.By Washington AI Network
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22: DHS Asst. Secretary Mary Ellen Callahan on safeguarding the U.S. against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats in the age of AI
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Mary Ellen Callahan, Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office, tells host Tammy Haddad AI has not yet made creating a chemical or biological threat easier but following the new DHS report, but it is time to put in the governance, structure and baseline standards (including th…
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21: Madhumita Murgia, the Financial Times’ AI editor, on the ethical implications and real-world impact of AI
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Madhumita Murgia, the first AI editor at the Financial Times, is interviewed by host Tammy Haddad on the ethical implications and real-world impact of AI, which Murgia extensively explores in her new book, Code Dependent, Living in the Shadow of AI.By Washington AI Network
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20: Ben Buchanan, White House Special Advisor for AI, on the State of AI Innovation and Regulation
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Ben Buchanan takes us around the AI world for his conversations with AI companies from Anthropic, Microsoft and Google as well as Apple’s integration with OpenAI. He acknowledges that the pace of AI requires the government to move fast but says “we're trying to make it earn its reputation and make it live up to the lofty claims that are sometimes g…
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19: Elham Tabassi, NIST’s chief AI advisor, on the U.S. Government’s AI efforts
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During the SCSP’s inaugural AI Expo for National Competitiveness on May 7 in Washington, DC, host Tammy Haddad interviews Elham Tabassi, NIST’s chief AI advisor. Elham Tabassi brings us up to date on the U.S. Government's AI efforts and answers audience questions.By Washington AI Network
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18: David Ignatius, legendary Washington Post columnist, on AI, National Security, and Space Warfare
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During the SCSP’s inaugural AI Expo for National Competitiveness on May 7 in Washington, DC, host Tammy Haddad interviews legendary Washington Post columnist and bestselling novelist, David Ignatius, who shares his insights on AI, national security, space warfare, the Middle East, and his new book, Phantom Orbit: A Thriller.…
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17: Sen. Chuck Schumer on AI legislation at the SCSP’s AI Expo for National Competitiveness
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Host Tammy Haddad interviews Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday, May 8 in Washington, DC, during the SCSP’s inaugural AI Expo for National Competitiveness. In this wide-ranging interview, Sen. Schumer reveals his proposed framework for AI legislation and his concerns about the upcoming election, competition with China, the global rac…
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16: Joelle Pineau, Meta’s vice president of AI research, on the future of AI at the inaugural TGAIFriday Lunch kicking off the WHC Weekend
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The future of AI from one of the world’s leading AI researchers. In this special episode, Host Tammy Haddad interviews Joelle Pineau, Meta’s vice president of AI research, at the inaugural TGAIFriday lunch on Friday, April 26th to kick off the 2024 White House Correspondents weekend. The Washington AI Network took over the House at 1229 to showcase…
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15: CISA Director Jen Easterly, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and UVA’s Kyle Kondik on all things AI and Election Security at UVA’s Center for Politics
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All eyes are on the 2024 election and global concerns about the impact of AI are rampant, especially with deep fakes and disinformation campaigns from hostile governments and nefarious actors. In this special episode, host Tammy Haddad interviews two of the nation’s leading forces for safety and security in elections, Jen Easterly, Director of the …
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14: Ylli Bajraktari, CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project, on AI innovation, regulation, and U.S. national security
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With the seemingly limitless capabilities of artificial intelligence, national security experts, technologists, and academicians are sounding the alarm on the potential havoc AI could wreak in the hands of bad actors. In the midst of this new technological arms race with China, organizations like the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) are c…
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13: “Ask Kara Swisher Anything” with Washington AI Network
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Known for her “red chair” interviews with tech’s biggest players, Kara Swisher’s commitment to ask tough questions has made her Silicon Valley’s most respected and most feared journalist. In this special episode, we turn the tables and open the mic for members and friends of the Washington AI Network to “Ask Kara Anything.” Host Tammy Haddad interv…
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12: TechNet CEO Linda Moore on driving AI policy, legislation, and public awareness
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From the halls of Congress and state legislatures to local communities and everywhere in between, all eyes are on AI and the future of the innovation economy. Host Tammy Haddad interviews Linda Moore, president and CEO of TechNet, a national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation econ…
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11: Rep. Jay Obernolte and Rep. Kevin Mullin on the path forward for AI legislation, with Equal AI’s Miriam Vogel
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As the U.S. Congress weighs legislation for artificial intelligence, we hear directly from two of the leading U.S. House members. Host Tammy Haddad interviews Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23), an expert computer scientist and vice chair of the House AI Caucus, and Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15), a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Techn…
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10: Arun Gupta, venture capitalist, author, and professor, on shaping the future of AI in government and the private sector
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On the heels of President Biden’s AI executive order, federal agencies are scrambling to identify 400 AI leads to shepherd government into tech’s largest frontier. Host Tammy Haddad interviews Arun Gupta, a longtime venture capitalist investor, author, and adjunct professor at Georgetown and Stanford, on how government can lead on AI by bridging th…
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9: Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth on AI’s Role in National Security, Intelligence, and Warfare
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While ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) are making headlines, the federal government and the U.S. military have been leveraging AI for years to support the mission. Host Tammy Haddad interviews Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), who is one of the Pentagon’s top leaders in AI. In…
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8: AI+ with Axios chief technology correspondent Ina Fried
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As technologists and policymakers convene in Washington at the Axios AI+ Summit, host Tammy Haddad interviews Ina Fried, Axios’ chief technology correspondent and co-author of the daily Axios AI+ newsletter. Fried takes us inside the summit, breaking down newsworthy comments from Eric Schmidt and DHS Secretary Alejando Mayorkas, and shares the “cra…
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7: Breaking down the global “Permacrisis” with Nobel Prize-winning economist and author Michael Spence
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and as the wars in Ukraine and Israel continue, Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Spence has teamed up with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Cambridge’s Queen’s College president Mohamed El-Erian to author Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World, their new book on how to break down the global “…
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6: Investing in Global Resilience with General Catalyst’s Paul Kwan and Teresa Carlson
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As investors around the world are racing to ride the next AI unicorn, leading Silicon Valley firm General Catalyst led the creation of the partnership between venture capital firms and Sec. Gina Raimondo and the Commerce Department to develop responsible AI guidelines for themselves and their portfolio companies. Paul Kwan and Teresa Carlson of Gen…
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5: The UK's first-ever AI Safety Summit preview with Paul Rennie OBE, Head of the Global Economy Group at the British Embassy
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Washington AI Network digs into the latest on AI policy. Moderated by host Tammy Haddad, this episode features Paul Rennie OBE, Head of the Global Economy Group at the British Embassy, to discuss UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's first-ever AI Safety Summit on Nov. 1-2.By Washington AI Network
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4: Maya Wiley, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a guest at the Senate AI CEO Forum
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Host Tammy Haddad features an interview with Maya Wiley, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, one of 24 guests for the closed-door AI Insight Forum hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Wiley reveals what it was like to be one of only four advocates next to some of the world’s biggest tech CEOs from Mu…
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3: Sen. Schumer's AI CEO Forum Preview with Washington Post tech policy reporter Cat Zakrzewski
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Washington has come alive with the return of Congress and the final countdown to the arrival of tech CEO royalty from Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai to name a few. While it won’t be the cage match dangled between Musk and Zuck, many would like to be in the room when they come face-to-face with AFL-CIO President Liz Sh…
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2: The Washington AI Trailblazer: Miriam Vogel, President and CEO of EqualAI and Chair of the National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC)
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Miriam Vogel, the President and CEO of EqualAI and Chair of NAIAC, speaking in her personal capacity, highlights the critical crossroads between Congress, federal agencies and the tech industry on AI policy. Government policymakers, particularly at the FTC and CFPB are already evaluating the effect of artificial intelligence, while agencies like th…
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1: AI Summer Download feat. Victoria Espinel and Kellee Wicker
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Washington AI Network launched in July 2023 to gather Washington insiders for the latest on AI policy. Moderated by host Tammy Haddad, this episode features Victoria Espinel, a member of President Biden's National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) and the president and CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance, and Kellee Wicker, director…
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