Join the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the Atlanta Council on International Relations as they host policy experts and scholars for a multi-day discussion on the politics and policies of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In addition to an introductory session entitled  "AI for Dummies," which will give an overview of what AI is and how it can be used, the program will feature three panel discussions that will analyze the implications of AI for international security, development, and society.

Symposium Program

March 1, 2021

12:00-12:15pm

Introduction and Scene Setting Remarks

Dr. Alasdair Young, Neal Family Chair and Professor

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech

12:15-1:00pm

“AI for Dummies”

Dr. David Muchlinski, Assistant Professor

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech

1:00-2:00pm

Panel I: AI and Security

Lindsey Sheppard, Fellow

International Security Program, CSIS

Lt Col John Wagemann

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, USAF

Suzanne Kelly, CEO

The Cipher Brief

Chaired by

Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld, USN (ret.), Distinguished Professor

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech

& Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

March 3, 2021

12:00-1:00pm

Panel II: AI and Development

Dr. Michael Best, Professor

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs & School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech

Dr. Gari Clifford, Professor

Biomedical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering at Emory University & Georgia Institute of Technology, and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics (BMI) at Emory

Dr. Nithya Sambasivan, Staff Researcher

Google Research

Chaired by:

Dennis Lockhart, Distinguished Professor

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech

& Former President and CEO of the Atlanta Federal Reserve

1:00-2:00pm

Panel III: AI and Society

Dr. Justin Biddle, Associate Professor

School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech

Dr. Michael Colaresi, Professor

Department of Political Science and Academic Director of Cyber Program, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Diyi Yang, Assistant Professor

School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech

Chaired by:

Craig Lesser, Advisory Board Member

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech

& Managing Partner of the Pendleton Group

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY THE NEAL FAMILY CHAIR