Can America establish effective AI regulation without stifling the very innovation that keeps us ahead of global competitors? Richard Clarke, the nation’s first cyber czar, and Jennifer Huddleston of the Cato Institute debate whether and how to regulate AI. The conversation centers on the severe risks posed by this technology, examining how domestic companies like OpenAI and Anthropic might be uniquely vulnerable to exploitation by state actors.
Clarke and Huddleston weigh the economic fallout of these breaches against the necessity of maintaining America’s technological leadership in a volatile global market. Beyond the security threats, the discussion contrasts the structured, often cautious approach to domestic AI policy against the unpredictable tactics employed by foreign adversaries.
Understanding these regulatory hurdles, as well as the downsides of leaving AI to its own devices, is vital for anyone concerned with how the United States can protect its future growth while fostering a safe, competitive environment for new digital tools. “Can We Agree?” is the program that asks whether two brilliant minds from opposite corners of an argument can find any common ground on the questions that matter most to Americans today. Subscribe to the Smerconish YouTube channel to never miss an episode: / @michaelsmerconish Chapters: 0:00 The Stakes of the AI Revolution 2:40 Artificial Intelligence: Amazed or Afraid? 6:30: AI: The next great invention or the last great invention? 8:08 The Role of State Laboratories 13:36 AI Companies Calling for Regulation 20:42 Mechanistic Interpretability and Standards 39:09 Geopolitics and Global AI Standards 59:36 Addressing Foreign Adversaries 01:08:20 Can We Agree?
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
/ @michaelsmerconish Chapters: 0:00 The Stakes of the AI Revolution 2:40 Artificial Intelligence: Amazed or Afraid? 6:30: AI: The next great invention or the last great invention? 8:08 The Role of State Laboratories 13:36 AI Companies Calling for Regulation 20:42 Mechanistic Interpretability and Standards 39:09 Geopolitics and Global AI Standards 59:36 Addressing Foreign Adversaries 01:08:20 Can We Agree?
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