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Edmon Begoli, Amir Sadovnik, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for AI Security Research

Defense Writers Group

9 April 2024

Moderator:  It’s great to have you here.

Normally I ask the first question.  Because their Center for AI Security Research is so new, I’d like for them to kind of sketch a little bit about what it is and what they’re doing, and then three people emailed in advance to get on the questioner’s list.  We have an hour.  There will be time for everybody so no need to throw shoes or anything.

So gentlemen, tell us about what the heck you’re doing.

Mr. Begoli:  Thank you.  My name is Edmon Begoli, and I’m a founding director of the Center for AI Security Research.

We really started forming the Center the beginning of last year.  The whole motion was triggered by multiple motivators.  One was, from my point of view, very personal as being a researcher in this field, and really I got myself attracted to AI in 1989 when I was in high school and studied logic and psychology and math....