#48 Sam Bendett and Jeff Edmonds on AI and Autonomy in Russia

<span style="font-weight: 400;">During this episode, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmondsjeffrey/">Jeff Edmonds</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-bendett-06996018/">Sam Bendett</a>--both of whom are Russian specialists with the <a href= "https://www.cna.org/">Center for Naval Analyses</a> (CNA)--discuss their recently published report: <a href= "https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/centers/CNA/sppp/rsp/russia-ai/Russia-Artificial-Intelligence-Autonomy-Putin-Military.pdf"> AI and Autonomy in Russia</a>. Funded by the <a href= "https://dodcio.defense.gov/About-DoD-CIO/Organization/jaic/">Joint Artificial Intelligence Center</a> (JAIC), the report covers everything from ethical considerations, to Russian entrepreneurship, to human capital gaps within the Russian citizenry.</span> <a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-48"> <strong>Link to full show notes and resources</strong></a> <p><strong>Guest Bios</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: </span></p> <p><strong>Samuel Bendett</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is an Adviser with CNA Strategy, Policy, Plans and Programs Center (SP3), where he is a member of the Russia Studies Program. He is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. His work involves research on the Russian defense and technology developments, unmanned and autonomous military systems and Artificial Intelligence, as well as Russian military capabilities and decision-making during crises. He is a Member of CNA’s Center for Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence, and an honorary “Mad Scientist” with the USARMY TRADOC’s Mad Scientist Initiative. He is also a Russian military autonomy and AI SME for the DOD’s Defense Systems Information Analysis Center.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining CNA, Bendett worked at the National Defense University on emerging and disruptive technologies for government response in crisis situations, where he conducted research on behalf of the Offi