Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm. But despite the hype around personalized avatars or podcast language translation, artificial intelligence is not only impacting the creative spheres; in fact it’s hard to find an industry that isn’t being touched by this technology – and defense of our country is far from excluded.

In this episode, originally recorded in the heart of Washington DC his January during a16z’s American Dynamism Summit, a16z General Partner Martin Casado and a16z enterprise editor. Derrick Harris are joined by the first-ever CTO of the CIA, Nand Mulchandani.

In this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss the evolving relationship between analysts and AI, how governments can keep up with this exponential technology, and finally, how it’s impacting both offense and defense.

This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in the intersection of technology, national security, and policy-making in the age of artificial intelligence. Stay tuned for more exclusive conversations from a16z's second annual American Dynamism Summit in Washington DC.

Topic Covered:
00:00 - Intelligence in the Age of AI
02:28 - Rethinking Jobs and AI's Asymmetric Power
04:54 - The History of AI in the Intelligence Community
07:14 - Operational Utilization of AI
11:19 - Analytic Capabilities and Uncertainty
13:53 - AI's 'Hallucination' Concerns
17:50 - Analyst Skill Sets and AI Tools
27:40 - Supply Chain and Open Source
33:40 - Public-Private Partnerships
36:52 - Government as a Customer and Partner in Tech
42:43 - Policy, Technology, and Regulation

Resources:
Learn more about AD Summit 2024: www.a16z.com/adsummit
Watch all of the stage talks at AD Summit 2024:    • a16z American Dynamism  
Read the CIA’s announcement around the new CTO role: https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/cia...

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