

Washington AI Network with Tammy Haddad
The Washington AI Network Podcast connects you directly to the people shaping AI in Washington and beyond — administration officials, lawmakers, founders, scientists, and industry leaders driving AI policy, innovation, and investment. We create the room where the conversation happens at the highest levels, and the platform for it to be heard. Exclusive events, summits, podcasts, dinners, and the annual AI Honors gala. Powered by Haddad Media.
Episodes


43: British Ambassador to the U.S. Dame Karen Pierce on Trump–Starmer ties, incoming Ambassador Mandelson’s credentials, AI leadership, AUKUS, Afghanistan, and the monarchy

42: CFPB director Rohit Chopra underscores the ways AI accelerates consumer risks, warns of Big Tech’s footprint in financial services and data collection, and addresses speculation that the new Trump administration may dismantle CFPB

41: Europe’s AI Revolution and Climate Solutions in Artificial Intelligence: Thaima Samman, President of the European Network for Women in Leadership, and Dr. Sasha Luccioni, AI and Climate Lead at Hugging Face, at the No AI Without Women Conference

40: Navigating Global AI Policy from Paris: UNESCO U.S. Ambassador Courtney O’Donnell and OECD U.S. Ambassador Sean Patrick Maloney on AI, Equity, and Global Collaboration

39: André Loesekrug-Pietri, chairman and scientific director of the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI), on the upcoming Paris AI Action Summit, driving Europe to harness innovation, and AI’s role in tackling global challenges

38: Anne Bouverot, France’s Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence, on the upcoming AI Action Summit, women in AI, and global collaboration, and AI’s transformative effect on the workforce

37: Christopher Kirchhoff, co-founder of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and co-author of “Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War”

36: Srikar Varadaraj, founder and CEO of Eternis, on redefining digital identity in the age of AI

35: NVIDIA’s Rev Lebaredian on Building Robot Brains and the Promise of Physical Artificial Intelligence
Building general-purpose "robot brains" requires moving beyond traditional, hard-coded programming toward generative AI and large language models that allow robots to perceive, plan, and act in the physical world. This transition relies on "AI factories"—specialized computing centers that manufacture intelligence by pr...

34: David Marchick, Dean of American University’s Kogod School of Business, on AI in business and higher education

33: Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

32: Ted Leonsis and Grant Verstandig on healthcare in the age of AI

31: Hemant Taneja, CEO and Managing Director of General Catalyst, and Teresa Carlson, Inaugural President of the new General Catalyst Institute (GCI), on going beyond venture and shaping the global ecosystem through public policy, government, and business

30: Jeremy Kahn, Fortune’s AI editor and author of the new book, “Mastering AI: A Survival Guide to Our Superpowered Future,” on the race for AI supremacy

29: FBI’s Jonathan Lenzner and Bryan Vorndran on the bureau’s approach to AI

28: Sen. Brian Schatz, Rep. French Hill, Center for AI Safety (CAIS) executive director Dan Hendrycks, and CAIS board member and Skype founder Jann Tallinn discuss the government’s role in AI oversight and safety

27: Elizabeth Kelly, director of the U.S. AI Safety Institute, on AI policy, guidance on misuse, combating harms, international cooperation, and model testing

26: Rob Silvers, DHS Under Secretary for Policy, on domestic threats, the AI race with China, and holding tech companies accountable

25: Anne Bouverot, President Macron’s Special Envoy for AI, calls for action beyond “commitments” for the next global AI summit in Paris
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