The Hidden Weakness in America's AI Lead (#315)

The Hidden Weakness in America's AI Lead (#315)

August 18, 2026 · 23 min · Season 1 · Episode 315

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Katrina Mulligan discusses the potential threats to America's AI leadership, emphasizing internal fears over external competition.

Could America build the world’s best AI and still lose the AI race? What if the biggest threat to America’s lead isn’t China’s technology, but our own fear of using it? Katrina Mulligan is Head of National Security Partnerships at OpenAI and previously served in senior roles at the Department of Defense, National Security Council, and Department of Justice. Few people have seen both Washington and frontier AI development from the inside. She argues that AI is no longer a technology questio...

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