Channel: Hoover Institution

Category: News & Politics

Tags: techamy zegartspieshooverhoover institutionpeter robinsonciaamerican intelligenceintelartificial intelligence

Description: Recorded on March 17, 2022 Amy Zegart is a fellow at the Hoover Institution, a professor of political science at Stanford University, and the author of a new book, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence. In this frank conversation, Zegart grades American intelligence-gathering operations, recent and historical, and compares them to their counterparts in China and Russia. Professor Zegart also discusses Silicon Valley’s crucial role in these operations and how they often conflict with the politics of the people running tech companies. Finally, Zegart discusses the crucial ability of the intelligence community to recruit the next generation of spies and analysts, some of whom may be her own students. For further information: hoover.org/publications/uncommon-knowledge Interested in exclusive Uncommon Knowledge content? Check out Uncommon Knowledge on social media! Facebook: facebook.com/UncKnowledge Twitter: twitter.com/UncKnowledge Instagram: instagram.com/uncommon_knowledge_show