Topic: Artificial Intelligence and the Wars of the Future
Featuring:
John Rossomando
Senior Analyst for Defense Policy, Center for Security Policy
Joe Sestak
Retired Democratic congressman who represented Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district from 2007-2011
Ken Rapuano
Distinguished research fellow at the National Defense University and served as assistant secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security in the Trump administration
Description:
The United States, Russia, and China are locked in a competition to become the first nation to perfect military applications of artificial intelligence. The first country to perfect it will obtain a decisive strategic advantage over its adversary. The Biden administration has named AI a priority. The Department of Defense has dabbled with AI since the 1980s and its Strategic Computing Initiative that sought among other things to make U.S. spy satellites autonomous in the event of a nuclear attack that would destroy ground stations.
AI will change every facet of warplanning and permanently alter the landscape of warfighting. Our panelists will discuss the strategic implications and how the Pentagon and industry can tackle the challeng.
Time: April 21, 2021 1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)