Anne Neuberger - Fireside Chat with Anne Neuberger: AI and National Security [Alignment Workshop]

Anne Neuberger (Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber & Emerging Technology) draws on lessons from the Snowden era to address current tensions between AI labs and the defense establishment. She argues that only those with classified access and legal accountability should make decisions about AI use in national security, while frontier labs must provide regular technical dialogue about system fragilities. Neuberger identifies AI's defensive advantage in cybersecurity if organizations act—enabling automated vulnerability detection and patching at scale—but warns that agentic AI could set security back two decades by creating unmonitored digital identities. She highlights overlooked risks like China's dominance in open source models (70% of global open source AI) and pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities (40% of drug trials now in China), while noting AI could enable reshoring through lower discovery costs. Her framework emphasizes three pillars: clear accountability in the national security community, technical collaboration between labs and military users, and sufficient transparency for democratic oversight. Note: The opinions shared in this event are those of the speaker(s) and may not represent the views of FAR.AI or their affiliated organizations.