Memos to the President

On the margins of the India-US Forum in New Delhi, SCSP President Ylli Bajraktari sat down for a new episode of Memos to the President with S. Krishnan, Secretary of India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), alongside SCSP Senior Advisor Dr. Sameer Lalwani. Secretary Krishnan is leading one of the most transformative tech efforts in the world today. As the architect of India's digital future, he is steering a $10 billion semiconductor strategy and deploying 40,000 GPUs to local innovators at a third of global market cost.

In this episode of Memos to the President, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang discusses the shift from retrieval-based computing to a generative paradigm driven by human intent. Huang argues that the U.S. must lead the "five-layer cake" of AI to trigger a massive re-industrialization that brings high-skilled manufacturing back to the West. He counters threats of job displacement, explaining that AI automates specific tasks while increasing the demand for the human purpose of innovation. The conversation also explores the rise of "Physical AI," predicting that reasoning-capable robotaxis and humanoid robots will become mainstream within the next three years.

In this episode of Memos to the President, recorded at last week’s AI+Science Summit, host Ylli Bajraktari sits down with Anthropic’s Jack Clark for a conversation on the international AI landscape, the national security risks of AI, and more!

In today's episode of Memos to the President, Ylli had the opportunity to speak with Dr. JP Allain, Associate Director for Fusion Energy Sciences at the Department of Energy. They discuss the future of fusion energy, and the benefits that a 'moonshot' program could have to jump start plans to have the fusion ecosystem running in the 2030's. Discover the vision that Dr. Allain has for the future of the United State's energy development, and to stay competitive with China.

In today's episode of Memos to the President, Ylli had the honor of chatting with the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General David Allvin. They discuss the future of air power, the Air Force's need to invigorate its cyber offensive capabilities, and General Allvin's concept of "more Air Force," emphasizing speed, tempo, and agility.

In today’s episode of Memos to the President, Ylli had the privilege of sitting down at the recent AI+ Expo with former National Security Advisor and his former boss, Lt.Gen. (ret). H.R. McMaster. They discussed a range of issues relating to the Axis of Disruptors - China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran - and more.

In this episode of Memos to the President, Ylli Bajraktari speaks with Thomas Mason from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The conversation explores the rapidly evolving national security and geopolitical landscape and the critical role of technology in shaping it. Mason offers insights into the shifting dynamics between major powers and the increasing importance of scientific innovation for national security.

Our twenty-second episode features Dr. Anshu Roy, founder and CEO of Rhombus Power, Inc., in conversation with SCSP President, Ylli Bajraktari. Anshu shares his journey from academia to working on technologies that support decision-making in national security and intelligence. This conversation explores real-world applications of AI in public-sector missions, including early warning, situational awareness, and international coordination.