Speakers in the News: 5.6 - 5.10
Leigh Bureau speakers are always working on incredible things. Every Friday, we bring you a weekly roundup of the most impactful writings, releases, and appearances from our speakers.
This week we bring you two new books on cyber warfare and space warfare, insights on the Iran-Israel relationship, and tons of AI fun including AI companions, the first ever interview with an AI twin, and more!
Out today is the highly anticipated Rethinking Cyber Warfare, the debut book from former White House technology advisor and MIT Distinguished Fellow Dr. R. David Edelman . Offering a fresh perspective on the fragility of our wired world and what it will take to keep the fragile peace in an era of digital disruption, it is required reading for those serious about understanding national security in the next few decades…and may just shape how governments around the world think about the perils of a global cyber arms race. The book debuted at #1 in each of its topic categories on Amazon!
Washington Post foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius is known for his bestselling spy thrillers walk a fine line between truth and fiction. This week, he released Phantom Orbit, a tale of Russian space warfare that feels ripped from the headlines. With writing that keeps you at the edge of your seat, the book examines what would happen if all satellite communications across the globe were completely annihilated.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the few governments in the world more dedicated to abolishing another nation than advancing its own. 'Death to Israel' is the regime’s rallying cry—not 'Long live Iran.
In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, Karim Sadjadpour , an expert on Iran and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, speaks to the unnatural animosity between Iran and Israel, which he says is better understood through the lens of ideology, rather than geopolitics.
The idea that A.I. will transform only our work, and not our personal lives, has always seemed far-fetched.
New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose spent the past month building friendships with 18 AI companions. Previously considered to appeal only to society's recluses and outcasts, Roose sees a not-so-far-off future where AI companions are much more mainstream. Is this the beginning of tech-fueled dystopia where human connection becomes extinct? Or could these tools be used to bring an end to the loneliness epidemic? Roose sees arguments for both schools of thought and offers some adjustments that could be made so that the technologies "enhance human socializing, rather than displace it."
Read: Meet My A.I. Friends
Yesterday was Bloomberg's annual Technology Summit hosted by Emily Chang . She led many fascinating conversations including history's first-ever interview with an AI twin, a discussion of AI ethics with the "godmother of AI" Fei-Fei Li, a peek into the future of AI-powered dating concierges with Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, and more.
In related news, on this week's episode of The Circuit, Chang spoke with Google CEO Sundar Pichai about his vision for search reimagined in an AI-powered world.
Thanks for tuning in this week. See you next Friday!