A Global Assessment of AI Risk and Opportunity
The first AI Collaborative Salon will feature a “Global Assessment of AI Risk and Opportunity” by Eric Schmidt’s Competitive Studies Project and more at Noon EST on May 22, 2025, for AIC members and invited guests.
For more information see below and contact Scott Campbell at Scott.Campbell@HowardBakerForum.org.
The AI Collaborative offers its members access to market-leading forums and an annual conference for relevant, critical, and high-quality information, data and insights, best practices, global thought leadership, and networking opportunities in this space.
The AI Collaborative will host a series of virtual salons focusing on critical aspects and effects of emerging AI technology. The first salon (invitation only) will feature the exceptional investigative, research, and analytical work being performed by Eric Schmitt’s AI team, the Competitive Studies Project.
Tara Rigler, Senior Advisor of Communications and Public Affairs, Special Competitive Studies Project, and AI Collaborative Advisory Board member, will interview Competitive Studies Project CEO Yili Bajraktari. This interview will be followed by a discussion with New York Times National Security Reporter and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, David Sanger, author of New Cold Wars, and in conclusion with an update on the Chatham House global survey of AI trends and the shifting global landscape in AI policies and regulation. A brief report from Dr. Joyce Hakmeh describing and seeking comment from advisors, members and invited guests about the global AI policy and regulatory survey being conducted by Chatham House for the AI Collaborative to be released early next year.
This first virtual salon will take place on May 22nd from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM EST.
Subsequent salons will focus on: AI and the Workforce, AI and Compliance, Data Privacy and Ethics, AI and What it Means for the Energy Industry, AI and the Cybersecurity Threat Landscape, the Mesh of AI and Quantum Technologies, How AI will Revolutionize Healthcare, National Security Concerns, and more.
The AI Collaborative will host in-person roundtable discussions with international authorities and experts across the world. The full calendar will be released shortly.