Duke University Hosts Cybersecurity Conference Focusing on AI and Emerging Technologies
Duke University recently hosted its third annual 'Cybersecurity at Duke' conference, bringing together lawmakers, intelligence experts, technology leaders, professors, and students. The primary focus of the event was artificial intelligence (AI) and its profound impact on cybersecurity, alongside broader discussions on emerging technological challenges and their implications for cybersecurity and geopolitics. Speakers included NSA Deputy Director Tim Kosiba and Congresswomen Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee. A key theme was the necessity of balancing the potential risks associated with AI with the United States' imperative to maintain competitiveness in emerging technologies, particularly for national defense. Art Ehuan, executive director of Duke's cybersecurity program, emphasized that addressing AI-related challenges, especially those posed by generative AI, will require a collaborative 'whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach,' involving academia, government, and corporations. Kosiba further hig...
