Frontier AI and the Troubled Future of Digital Defense

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of AI on digital defense and features an interview with U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Jonathan Burke.

As AI uncovers software flaws at unprecedented speed, governments are confronting a new reality: innovation may also empower attackers; plus U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Jonathan Burke on defending national security through the financial sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Dow Jones Risk Journal

Guest: Jonathan Burke

Topics covered

• AI
• digital defense
• national security
• software flaws
• financial sector

Keywords

• AI
• digital defense
• national security
• software flaws
• financial sector

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Treasury, Dow Jones Risk Journal, megaphone.fm

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