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1st Annual Nunn Symposium on Artificial Intelligence
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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
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- Created: 02/17/2021
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- Modified: 02/18/2021
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