Who Holds Power When AI Compresses Decision Time?
From Threat Vector by Palo Alto Networks by Palo Alto Networks and N2K Networks
March 12, 2026 · 40 min · Season 8 · Episode 108
About this episode
The episode explores the implications of AI on security and decision-making, featuring insights from Erica L. Shoemate.
What if the choices we make about AI security today determine who holds power tomorrow? Erica L. Shoemate brings over a decade of experience from the FBI and U.S. Intelligence Community, followed by senior leadership roles at Twitter, Amazon, and Meta shaping AI policy, cyber strategy, and regulatory readiness. As founder of The EN Strategy Group, she operates at the intersection where national security, emerging technology, and human-centered design collide. In this episode, David Moulton and Erica explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the security landscape, from compressed decision-making timelines and asymmetric threat capabilities to the erosion of trust that creates strategic vulnerabilities. You'll learn: - Why AI governance can't be an afterthought—and how building policy alongside innovation creates competitive advantage, not friction - How the "new security order" is lowering disruption costs while amplifying ambiguity, enabling smaller actors to generate outsized impact - Why human-centered design isn't about empathy as a value—it's about operational clarity that prevents cognitive overload from becoming a security risk - The framework for balancing innovation and…
People in this episode
Host: David Moulton
Guest: Erica L. Shoemate
Topics covered
- AI security
- decision-making
- national security
- emerging technology
- human-centered design
- trust in AI
Keywords
- AI governance
- cyber strategy
- policy
- trust
- security landscape
- innovation
- cognitive overload
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FBI, U.S. Intelligence Community, Twitter, Amazon, Meta, The EN Strategy Group
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