Mitigating the Risks of AI in Nuclear Operations

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A special Arms Control Association hybrid policy briefing on Friday September 11 at 9:30 a.m. to  11:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. featuring the inaugural director of the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Lt. Gen. John “Jack” N.T. Shanahan and a panel of distinguished experts to explain the AI-nuclear weapons nexus and and examine options to mitigate the risks.

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Sept. 11 the Arms Control Association is hosting a special event featuring: Lt. Gen. (retd.) Jack Shanahan and a follow-on panel of experts, including:

  • Herb Lin, Senior Research Scholar and Hank J. Holland Fellow in Cyber Policy and Security at the Hoover Institution and Stanford University, and
  • Matthew Sharp, a senior nuclear fellow at the Center for Nuclear Security Policy at MIT and former acting deputy assistant secretary of State for nuclear affairs.

The speakers will explain the AI-nuclear weapons nexus and examine options to mitigate the risks. Register with the form below. 

 
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The July 14-16 gathering was a rare convocation of senior experts from key AI companies, Nobel laureates in physics and peace, faith leaders, including from the Vatican, and some of the world’s top nuclear weapons policy experts.

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