Short-circuiting the OODA Loop: Brain-machine and Human-machine Interfaces in Defense

Short-circuiting the OODA Loop: Brain-machine and Human-machine Interfaces in Defense

Speaker(s): Groen, M. (LtGen, US Marine Corps, Ret.); Kruse, A. (Prime Movers Lab); Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology, University College London, New America, and Georgetown University) Date: 31 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with...
Russian Integration of Humans and Technologies for Future War—Strengths and Vulnerabilities

Russian Integration of Humans and Technologies for Future War—Strengths and Vulnerabilities

Speakers: Bendett, S. (Center for Naval Analyses); Konaev, M. (Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University); Meserole, C. (Brookings Institution) Date: 3 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Mr. Sam Bendett...
Success and the Ethics of Harnessing Minds Plus Technology

Success and the Ethics of Harnessing Minds Plus Technology

Speaker(s): Omand, D. (Kings College London; Former Director, GCHQ; First UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator); Giordano, J. (Georgetown University Medical Center); Moreno, J. (University of Pennsylvania). Moderator: Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology, Georgetown...
National Will to Fight Amid 2020s/30s Technologies

National Will to Fight Amid 2020s/30s Technologies

Speaker(s): McNerney, M. (Senior Researcher, RAND); Sharpe, A. (Director, Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research); Demus , A. (Associate International/Defense Researcher, RAND)  Date: 13 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker...
The New Character of the “Fog of War”—Seeing to Know and Seeing to Strike

The New Character of the “Fog of War”—Seeing to Know and Seeing to Strike

Speaker(s): Shanahan, J. (Former Director of the US Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Center (JAIC); Member of the Board of Advisors, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)); Kilcullen, D. (President & CEO, Cordillera Applications Group, Inc.) Date:...
Technology and the Soldier’s Will to Fight—How Can We Foster Courage in Our New Era?

Technology and the Soldier’s Will to Fight—How Can We Foster Courage in Our New Era?

Speaker(s): Gal, R. (Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Resilience & Social Issues Section, Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion, Israel); Connable, B. (Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Adjunct Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University);...