AI Goes to War — How America Builds Military Advantage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Thu, Oct 15 · 4:00 PM Mortara Center · Georgetown
Doors open 3:45 PM | Program begins 4:00 PM Please join the Security Studies Program (https://sfs.georgetown.edu/ma-security-studies/) for "AI Goes to War — How America Builds Military Advantage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," moderated by Tony Johnson, Non-Resident Senior Scholar at Georgetown's Center for Security Studies, U.S. Navy veteran, and Intelligence Advisor to a former Deputy Secretary of Defense — featuring three insiders who've each shaped a different part of the AI-and-defense problem. If you're heading into defense, tech policy, or national security work in the next few years, this is the room to be in.AI Goes to War puts you across the table from three practitioners building military AI today: Lindsey Sheppard, the former Pentagon director who scaled the Maven Smart System from a $230 million pilot into a multi-billion-dollar program of record; Dave Vorland, a former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense who shaped U.S. space and missile defense policy; and David Helmer, a strategist who moves fluidly between AI engineers, policy lawyers, and program leaders to get emerging technology funded and fielded. Tony Johnson cuts through the hype to the real debate: what AI can and can't do for defense, what it takes to move a capability from demo to deployment, and who's accountable when the machine gets it wrong.Show up and find out. Event LogisticsTickets are non-transferable & spots are limited. Your RSVP to this event indicates your commitment to attend. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact [email protected] This event is open to SSP students & alumni, other School of Foreign Service students, the entire Georgetown student/faculty community, and prospective SSP studentsQuestions and Requests for Accommodations For questions or to request an accommodation for yourself or a guest due to a disability or medical condition, contact us at [email protected]. Accommodation requests should be submitted n…
