Science Across Borders – Great Decisions
Scientific advances benefit from collaboration between researchers, but what happens when material, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is controversial and important to a nation’s national security? Is there a middle ground between sharing information and denying access? How can we regulate cooperation?
Guest Speaker: Heather Ashby, Senior Strategy and Management Consultant with Corner Alliance
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Heather AshbySenior Strategy and Management Consultant with Corner Alliance
Heather Ashby is a Senior Strategy and Management Consultant with Corner Alliance working at the intersection of national security and science and technology.
Heather Ashby was previously the associate director for the United States Institute of Peace’s program on disruptive technologies and artificial intelligence. She joined USIP after seven years with the Department of Homeland Security, where she worked on both domestic and international affairs issues.
Her research interests include misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, as well as artificial intelligence, and digital security and safety.
Dr. Ashby received her doctorate from the University of Southern California in 2014.