No Time to AI

No Time to AI

Author: CNA June 18, 2021 Duration: 36:33

Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news, starting with the US Consumer Products Safety Commission report on AI and ML. The Deputy Secretary of Defense outlines Responsible AI Tenets, along with mandating the JAIC to start work on four activities for developing a responsible AI ecosystem. The Director of the US Chamber of Commerce's Center for Global Regulatory Cooperation outlines concerns with the European Commission's newly drafted rules on regulating AI. Amnesty International crowd-sources an effort to identify surveillance cameras that the New York City Police Department has in use, resulting in a map of over 15,000 camera locations. The Royal Navy uses AI for the first time at sea against live supersonic missiles. And the Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel program completes its second autonomous transit from the Gulf Coast, through the Panama Canal, and to the West Coast. Finally, CNA Russia Program team members Sam Bendett and Jeff Edmonds join Andy and Dave for a discussion on their latest report, which takes a comprehensive look at the ecosystem of AI in Russia, including its policies, resourcing, infrastructure, and activities.

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