Meeting

CFR Luncheon Discussion at ISA: Foreign Policy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Thursday, April 4, 2024
Speakers
Rachel Gillum

Vice President, Ethical and Humane Use of Technology, Salesforce, Inc.

Andrew W. Reddie

Associate Research Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley

Carla Anne Robbins

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider
James M. Lindsay

Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations

The CFR luncheon event held in conjunction with the International Studies Association featured a discussion on Foreign Policy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence on Thursday, April 4, in San Francisco.

The conversation featured Rachel Gillum, vice president of ethical and humane use of technology at Salesforce; Andrew W. Reddie, associate research professor of public policy at University of California, Berkeley; and Carla Anne Robbins, senior fellow at CFR. James M. Lindsay, senior vice president, director of Studies, and the Maurice R. Greenberg chair at CFR, moderated the discussion.

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