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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, European Commission Vice President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová, journalist Maria Ressa, and others talked about the current risks to e…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Google Chair and CEO Eric Schmidt talked about the challenges artificial intelligence (AI) poses to election security, the role and respo…

Policy advocates talked about lessons learned from recent global elections and how best to guard against misinformation and disinformation. This event was part of an Aspen Institute-Columbia…

Executives from Meta, Microsoft, and Jigsaw talked about the roles and responsibilities of big tech companies and their accountability in regard to dissemination of misinformation and disinf…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (2005-09), and Federal Elections Commission Commissioner Dara Lindenbaum talked about the curre…

A panel featuring former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and officials from Google and the Biden administration discussed opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence amid breakthroughs in …

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Aspen Institute Security Forum was a virtual conference. In this session, technology and security experts talked about the impact of disinformatio…

Panelists talked about the history, current state and future of the internet, and its influence on democracy. The event was divided into three parts, with each answering the question, “Can d…

Media industry leaders talked about emerging new media trends and technology. Panelists included representatives from the Washington Post, Slate, RYOT News, Google and VICE Media focused on …

Cybersecurity experts from the government and private industry talked about the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Sony, and JP Morgan Chase data breaches, and ways to protect both govern…

Panelists talked about how to include more minorities in the technology industry, the critical importance of mentoring, using the Internet to make a difference, and a panel on information sh…

Panelists talked about starting their own businesses. Panelists included Hamdi Ulukaya, who talked about mass marketing Chobani Greek yogurt, Nicholas Cary, who talked about the founding of …

Charles Best talked about his micro philanthropy Web site and the impact of technology on everyday life. He was interviewed by Darren Walker. “The New Philanthropy” was a presentation of …

Panelists talked about technologies for public safety in metropolitan areas, and the privacy issues raised. This was followed by a conversation with the New York City and Boston police commi…

Travis Kalanick, president and CEO of Uber, a mobile application that connects passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire, spoke at the Washington Ideas forum about why he started his comp…

Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen talked about their book, The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business, in which they present their vision of a future in wh…

Panelists talked about the impact of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on primary and secondary education. They discussed increased access to education, the effect of MOOCS on the teaching …

Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond spoke about the privacy of electronic mail. He said that Google and e-mail content and information are stored in order to allow quick usage and se…

Officers of technology companies discussed the impact and future of American technology on the world, including social media censorship in other countries and the use of Twitter during the X…

Panelists talked about trends and public attitudes toward content in the digital age. Topics included blog and social media and their effects on digital media.