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Words Matter

SpyTalk: Shots in the Dark

Words Matter

Riley Fessler

News, Government

4.62.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Jeanne Meserve looks into the mysterious directed-energy attacks on officials in Washington with Mark Zaid, lawyer for CIA and State Department victims. Then Ronen Bergman, author of a groundbreaking book on Israeli assassination operations, talks with Jeff Stein about the effect of Mossad’s hits on Iran’s nuclear scientists and uranium facilities. Last but hardly least, Jeanne talks at length with technology venture capitalist Gilman Louis about his work with the CIA and the perils of losing the race on artificial intelligence to America’s adversaries.Each week, we’re bringing you a new episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Deep State Radio.Deep State Radio, hosted by David Rothkopf, produces new episodes 2-3 times per week and brings together top experts, policymakers, and journalists from the national security, foreign policy, and political communities. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.If you become a member of the DSR Network, you’ll receive benefits such as ad-free listening via private feed, discounts to virtual events and Deep State Radio Swag, and access to the member-only Slack community. This is one of the most closely followed podcasts among the people influencing the most important decisions in Washington and worldwide today. You can learn more by visiting thedsrnetwork.com. Listeners to Words Matter will receive 25% off of the regular membership price. Use code wordsmatter at checkout. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/words-matter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the latest episode of SpyTalk, the latest podcast from the DSR Network creators of Deep State Radio.

0:06.5

SpyTalk is hosted by Jeff Stein and Jean Miser.

0:10.0

SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations,

0:13.3

foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy.

0:17.5

SpyTalk is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:20.5

If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and consider providing a review.

0:24.5

Thank you.

0:25.5

SpyTalk, a podcast at the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy,

0:33.5

national security, and military operations with Jeff Stein and Jean Miser.

0:41.5

I'm Jeff Stein.

0:42.5

And I'm Jean Miser.

0:44.5

Welcome to the third edition of the SpyTalk podcast.

0:48.5

One of the things we're talking about today, artificial intelligence,

0:52.0

which has enormous implications for the intelligence community,

0:56.0

the military, and frankly for the rest of us.

0:58.0

It even merited a mention in President Biden's joint address to Congress.

1:02.0

Well, see more technological changes in the next 10 years than we saw in the last 50.

1:06.0

That's how rapidly artificial intelligence is so much more as changing.

1:14.0

And we're falling behind the competition with the rest of the world.

1:19.0

Well, stick around for my interview with Gilman Louie, a member of the National Security Commission on artificial intelligence.

1:27.0

Interestingly, he comes out of the gaming world.

1:29.0

He licensed Tetris.

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