March 14, 2018

The Intersection of Commercial and Military Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the U.S.

By Paul Scharre, Brendan McCord and Gregory C. Allen

Join Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS, in a discussion with Brendan McCord and Gregory C. Allen about the challenges and opportunities facing the United States’ private sector and national security community in harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence.

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