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Everything seems to be accelerating: geopolitics, technology, security threats, the dispersal of information. At times, it feels like a blur. But beneath the dizzying proliferation of events, discoveries, there are deeper trends that can be grasped and understood through conversation and debate. That’s the idea behind Stop the World, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s podcast on internati... more

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Selina Xu
Expert in Chinese tech and AI capabilities, leading research for AI initiatives.
Office of Eric Schmidt
Episode: TSD Summit Sessions: Selina Xu on China’s AI strategy and capabilities
Dr. Roman Yampolsky
Leading global expert on AI safety and founding director of the Cybersecurity Lab at the University of Louisville.
University of Louisville
Episode: TSD Summit Sessions: Roman Yampolskiy on AI safety and risks
Mike Yeh
Regional Vice President for Microsoft's Corporate, External and Legal Affairs in Asia
Microsoft
Episode: Digitising the world: Microsoft’s Mike Yeh on cloud computing, AI and sovereignty
Brian Schimpf
CEO of Anduril, a defense technology company
Anduril Industries
Episode: Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf on how to make defence faster, cheaper and better
Dan Hendrycks
AI safety and risk expert, head of the Centre for AI Safety
Centre for AI Safety
Episode: Superintelligence and human security, with Dan Hendrycks
Marko Mihkelson
Chair of Estonia's Committee for Foreign Affairs, expert on Russia, and advocate for Ukraine
Estonian Parliament
Episode: ‘We are not doing well’: Estonia’s Marko Mihkelson on democracy vs authoritarianism
Natalia Solieva
Ukrainian expert in strategic communications and disinformation, former spokesperson for Ukraine's embassy in Washington, D.C.
Ukrainian Embassy in Washington
Episode: Russian mind games: strategic comms guru Natalia Solieva on Moscow’s attempts to gaslight the world
Paola Pampaloni
Special Envoy for the Indo Pacific and acting Managing Director of the European External Action Service
European Union
Episode: Europe’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy, with Special Envoy Paola Pampaloni
Alice Friend
Global head of AI and emerging tech policy at Google
Google
Episode: Google’s Alice Friend on harnessing artificial intelligence

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David Rowe
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Justin Bassey
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Olivia Nelson
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Digitising the world: Microsoft’s Mike Yeh on cloud computing, AI and sovereignty
Q: Tell me a little bit about the idea of secure cloud, how that works.
Yeh explains how large cloud providers can invest in extensive security measures and share threat intelligence, making cloud services more secure than individual company efforts.
Digitising the world: Microsoft’s Mike Yeh on cloud computing, AI and sovereignty
Q: How do you see these evolving over the next, say, five years?
The conversation emphasizes the evolving landscape and the necessity for structured data adoption in order to leverage AI effectively.
Digitising the world: Microsoft’s Mike Yeh on cloud computing, AI and sovereignty
Q: What does that actually mean for for someone like us?
Yeh discusses opportunities and challenges for Australia to meet energy demands while committing to net zero without compromising infrastructure enhancements.
Digitising the world: Microsoft’s Mike Yeh on cloud computing, AI and sovereignty
Q: Can you give me an overview of what you're seeing in the region at the moment in terms of trends on these policies in terms of digital transformation and use of cloud?
Yeh mentions that there are significant advances in digitization, AI integration, and the need for countries to secure their national data while embracing these technologies.
Superintelligence and human security, with Dan Hendrycks
Q: What are the key concerns regarding the risks of AI that you've encountered in your research?
Hendrycks articulates that the perception of risk for superintelligence is significantly higher than that associated with nuclear weapons, and stresses the need for caution.

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2. Dr. Roman Yampolsky
3. Mike Yeh
4. Brian Schimpf
5. Dan Hendrycks
6. Marko Mihkelson
7. Natalia Solieva
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