Chatbots pose a raft of national security risks. AI companions have access to a vast supply of user data. As Jordan Schneider notes, “the same technology that helps you draft emails and talks you through your divorce can identify who has access to classified programs, who’s bitter about a missed promotion, and exactly what words would convince them to betray their country.” Schneider believes that AI companions will become the most important intelligence battleground of the 21st century. Hence, “the nations that dominate this technology—both in deploying it abroad and defending against its excesses at home—will possess intelligence advantages not seen since Enigma was cracked. The United States must act immediately to ensure American AI companions achieve global adoption while preventing adversary companions from embedding themselves in American life.”

Please join us as we explore his hypothesis and its implications. Read his analysis here.

Speaker:

Jordan Schneider, Author China Talk and Adjunct Fellow, Center for a New American Security

Moderator:

Dr. Geoffrey Gertz, Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). During the Biden Administration he served as Director for International Economics at the National Security Council, where his portfolio included data security, data governance, and emerging technologies

Organizers:

Dr. Susan Aaronson, Founder and Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub. co-PI, Governance, NSF Trustworthy AI Institute for Law and Society

Michael Moreno, AI & Data Governance Research Associate, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub, The George Washington University

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