In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric dive into a couple headlines shaping our world, specifically two announcements that could have profound effect on US technology strategy–the outstanding question is to what strategic effect. With President Trump’’s recent AI Action Plan, they discuss the administration's AI deregulation strategy and how it aims to maintain US superiority in technology and innovation. Unbelievably, they manage to explore the delicate balance between federal and state control in AI governance around the issue of bias in AI systems.. Their conversation extends to Nvidia resuming AI chip sales to China, weighing the pros and cons, and highlighting the responsibilities of the private sector, government, citizens, and media in national security. The episode wraps up with insights on leadership in the tech industry and speculative predictions.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Understandable Insights

02:06 The Sea Anemone PhD

04:27 AI Action Plan: The Good, The Bad, and The Biased

11:56 Bias in AI: Challenges and Concerns

20:21 Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China: A Controversial Decision

24:36 Moral and Privacy Considerations

26:46 Who's Responsible? Private Sector, Government, and Citizens

39:06 Leadership and Strategic Decisions

42:26 Scoreboard and Predictions

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Welcome to “Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon” — the national security podcast that provides you an elemental understanding of the world as it is, not how you prefer it to be.

Each week, Eric Koepp — a former Marine, father, and entrepreneur — sits down with the Honorable Sue Gordon, the nation’s former top career intelligence officer. Together, they break down the headlines shaping our world and ask what they really mean for citizens, leaders, and institutions.

From armed conflict to emerging tech, foreign interference to the resilience of democracy — this is where raw information becomes real intelligence. Unfiltered. Candid. Unapologetically clear.

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