Webinar: SVDG Talks, “Executive Order on AI: A National Security Perspective”

On Tuesday, January 23rd, SVDG held a webinar discussion exploring the national security implications of President Biden’s recent Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence. Announced last October, the President’s Executive Order outlines new standards to promote “safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence.” Our webinar, hosted live on LinkedIn, explored the implications of these standards on America’s technological competitiveness from a national security perspective.

Panelists included:

- Cailin Crockett, Director, Military Personnel & Readiness, National Security Council
- Dr. Jane Pinelis, Chief AI Engineer Chief AI Engineer, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Jonathan Ross, Founder & CEO, Groq
- Lt Gen Jack Shanahan (USAF, Ret.), Adjunct Senior Fellow, CNAS / Inaugural Director, Project Maven / Inaugural Director, DoD Joint AI Center (JAIC)

The webinar was moderated by SVDG Executive Board Member Jacquline Tame.