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CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies · 366 episodes with transcripts

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Latest The Truth of the Matter transcripts

AI Competition and Security: A discussion with Kemba Walden and Devin Lynch

July 10, 2025

H. Andrew Schwartz (0:06)

I'm Andrew Schwartz, and you're listening to The Truth of the Matter, a podcast by CSIS, where we break down the top policy issues of the day and talk with the people that can help us best understand what's really going on.

There's a new report out that really caught my eye. It's called The AI Tech Stack, a Primer for Tech and Cyber Policy. And you might ask why this caught my eye. Well, if you listen to this podcast, you know that I'm pretty obsessed, like many, many people are, with AI, and certainly with cybersecurity, which we've…

Kemba Walden (2:14)

Thank you for inviting us to come speak with you, hang out with you for a little while. You're passionate about this report and about securing the AI Tech Stack specifically. The reason why we thought this was the right time is because of the fever pitch around AI right now.

I'm young enough, I think. I'm young enough to remember. I'm old enough to remember. I prefer young enough.

H. Andrew Schwartz (2:39)

We'll go with young enough for sure.

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