Episode 25, “It’s Coming”

-Andrew plays a clip of a recent Pentagon press briefing discussing Artificial Intelligence and the need for the United States to begin funding, researching, and developing cutting edge Artificial Intelligence technologies in order to become “relevant” on the global stage.  

-Andrew also reads some lyrics to the song, "Spokesman" by the band Goldfinger.

Show Notes:

Today I discuss a press conference I recently listened to that seemed like a sales pitch to me. Recently, national security professional Robert O. Work (who served as the 32nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense for both the Obama and Trump administrations from 2014 to 2017) and Lieutenant General Michael S. Groan, director of the JAIC (Joint Artificial Intelligence Center) gave a press conference covering the “need” for the government to begin heavily funding research and development in the field of Artificial Intelligence in order to “stay competitive” on the global stage with countries like China. I found the wording and tone of this press conference to be that of a sleazy salesperson.

Resources used in this episode:

-Breaking Defense news article on the topic: ‘We May Be Losing The Race’ For AI With China: Bob Work - Breaking Defense

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