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Special Competitive Studies Project

Special Competitive Studies Project

This podcast explores how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies impact national security and economic competitiveness. Through interviews and discussions, it examines strategies for America to maintain its leadership in the techno-economic landscape. The show is geared towards those...

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The AI Safety Gap
Sep 15, 2026 · 0:10:39
✨ AI model access is just the start; current benchmarks are insufficient.
Channing Lee Robert Schlaeger
0:10:39
Made in Wisconsin: Inside Foxconn's American AI Manufacturing Boom
Sep 15, 2026 · 0:54:33
✨ Foxconn's Wisconsin campus enables AI manufacturing in the US.
0:54:33
Former Anthropic Researcher Warns AI Could End Humanity: Is the Risk Real?
Sep 12, 2026 · 0:02:48
✨ Former Anthropic researcher warns of 10% AI extinction risk within a decade.
Jacob Coxon Ylli Bajraktari
0:02:48
The President's Tech Brief | 25 Years After 9/11: What Would We Miss Today?
Sep 12, 2026 · 0:46:03
✨ Anthropic researcher's resignation sparks debate on AI risk priorities.
Jeremy Bash Ylli Bajraktari
0:46:03
Across the [AI]sle: 25 Years After 9/11 — A Bipartisan Look at Tech & National Security
Sep 11, 2026 · 0:12:35
✨ Former Hill staffers discuss evolving national security threats post-9/11.
Joshua Hodges Mike Kuiken
0:12:35
The Hunt for Bin Laden: An Insider's Account 25 Years After 9/11
Sep 11, 2026 · 0:13:11
✨ Insider account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Jeremy Bash
0:13:11
From Light Tables to AI: Shelby Pierson on the Future of Imagery Analysis
Sep 9, 2026 · 0:42:44
✨ Shelby Pierson discusses her career from imagery analyst to NGA Director of Analysis.
Shelby Pierson
0:42:44
The AI Race Against the Next Pandemic
Sep 9, 2026 · 0:33:43
✨ Dr. Charity Dean views COVID-19 as a 'dry run' for future pandemics.
Charity Dean
0:33:43
25 Years After 9/11: Are We Safer?
Sep 2, 2026 · 0:45:01
✨ Dr. Philip Zelikow discusses if America is safer 25 years after 9/11.
Philip Zelikow
0:45:01
Why Taiwan Didn’t Steal America’s Chip Industry (Pt. 3: Industry & Culture)
Sep 1, 2026 · 0:50:31
✨ Building semiconductor foundries needs more than equipment.
Konrad Young
0:50:31
How America's Quantum Race Is Unfolding
Aug 27, 2026 · 0:02:49
✨ Quantum tech's second revolution is reshaping America beyond established hubs.
0:02:49
Beyond LLMs: How Jumptuit's Don Leka Is Building AI for the Physical World
Aug 26, 2026 · 0:35:22
✨ Don Leka discusses AI built on real-time physical world data, not just text.
Don Leka
0:35:22
Jen Obernier on Commercial Data, Government Innovation, & the Speed of Decision-Making
Aug 19, 2026 · 0:24:58
✨ Discusses commercial data's role in national security.
Jennifer Obernier
0:24:58
America's Military Has a Compute Shortage
Aug 18, 2026 · 0:02:18
✨ America's military faces a compute shortage.
Andreas Theodoropoulos
0:02:18
Why Taiwan Didn’t Steal America’s Chip Industry (Pt. 2: Institutional Ecosystem)
Aug 18, 2026 · 0:28:35
✨ Examines Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).
Stephen Su
0:28:35
Joe Stradinger on Narrative Intelligence: How Adversaries Weaponize Stories
Aug 12, 2026 · 0:36:42
✨ Defines narrative intelligence and its importance.
Joe Stradinger
0:36:42
Episode 108: Aliya Haq on Clean Energy, National Security, and Powering the AI Race
Aug 5, 2026 · 0:32:31
✨ Discusses clean energy's role in the AI race.
Aliya Haq
0:32:31
Why Taiwan Didn’t Steal America’s Chip Industry (Pt. 1: Geoeconomic History)
Aug 4, 2026 · 0:51:04
✨ Debunks myth that Taiwan stole America's chip industry.
Roy Lee
0:51:04

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