Kat Duffy

Amos Toh, senior counsel at the Brennan Center focused on national security law, and Kat Duffy, CFR senior fellow on geopolitics and AI policy, unpack the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff. They discuss Anthropic's red lines, how the dispute escalated into a supply-chain designation, risks to procurement and alliances, and broader implications for oversight, surveillance pathways, and AI adoption versus guardrails.

Kat Duffy, a Senior Fellow for Digital and Cyberspace Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and CEO of RightsDuff Strategies, dives into the complex landscape of online speech and content moderation. She discusses the alarming impact of cyberbullying on youth and the implications of the UN cybercrime treaty for American corporations. The conversation also touches on the challenges of balancing regulation with innovation, and the divergent approaches to internet governance in democracies versus authoritarian regimes, highlighting the stakes for free speech worldwide.

Amy Zegart is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, while Adam Segal directs the Digital and Cyberspace Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. They are joined by Kat Duffy and Herb Lin, both experts in cyber and technology policies. The conversation dives into the geopolitical implications of emerging technologies, contrasting innovation strategies between the U.S. and China. They also discuss the crucial role of government funding in innovation and the global talent competition impacting the future of technology.