Decoding Modern Challenges: AI, Cyber Policy, and Global Politics with Dr. Melanie Garson

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Carlos Espinal interviews Dr. Melanie Garson about the intersection of AI, cyber policy, and global politics.

In a new episode of This Much I Know, Carlos’s guest is Dr Melanie Garson, an associate professor at UCL and expert in cyber policy and geopolitics. Together they discuss critical issues in the current geopolitical and defence systems, including the evisceration of the US civil service, reactive politics, and the role of technology companies as geopolitical actors. Dr Garson emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary approaches, stress-tested technology rollouts, and the holistic view of future defence strategies. She highlights the information domain as another critical area, where misinformation and disinformation can proliferate and destabilize, underpinning the need for robust measures to counteract these threats. The conversation explores the strategic role of tech in geopolitics, the evolving nature of warfare, and the potential for innovation and international cooperation within the defence industry. Dr Garson also shares her views on the importance of building secure digital economies and engaging meaningfully with emerging technologies for long-term future defence capabilities. Looking to the future, Dr Garson predicts the emergence of new industry players and the…

People in this episode

Host: Carlos Espinal

Guest: Dr Melanie Garson

Topics covered

• AI
• cyber policy
• geopolitics
• defence strategies
• misinformation
• digital economies

Keywords

• AI
• cyber policy
• geopolitics
• defence
• misinformation
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCL, technology companies

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