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The future of defense technologies
01:08:59|How is venture-backed innovation changing the nature of military technology development? What sectors are bridging the gap between cutting-edge innovation and military capabilities? And how are emerging technologies reshaping the future of warfare and global security?John Markoff, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and author of several books on technology, discussed these questions and more in a dynamic conversation with California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Christopher Kirchhoff (head of AI strategy and global security at Scale AI and Defense Innovation Unit advisor), and Raj M. Shah (managing partner of Shield Capital and executive chairman and co-founder of Resilience). Kirchhoff and Shah are the co-authors of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War.This conversation is deeply relevant as dual-use technology moves from the periphery to the center of national security strategy, with implications for California’s economy, America’s defense posture, and global stability.To learn about future PARC Forums, visit http://www.sri.com/events.To sponsor a future PARC Forum, contact us today! Recent sponsors include Schmidt Sciences, Alphabet’s X, and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Visit http://www.sri.com/events/sponsorship for more.Recorded March 26, 2026
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The future of trust
57:13|How can society make the most of AI’s potential? In this PARC Forum sponsored by Schmidt Sciences, KQED’s Rachael Myrow moderated a conversation between two leading voices on AI governance: Mozilla cofounder Mitchell Baker and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace president Mariano-Florentino “Tino” Cuéllar.To learn about future PARC Forums, visit http://www.sri.com/events.To sponsor a future PARC Forum, contact us today! Recent sponsors include Schmidt Sciences, Alphabet’s X, and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Visit http://www.sri.com/events/sponsorship for more.Recorded October 9, 2025The future of education in the age of AI
55:12|How can educators balance rapid AI innovation with effective, rigorous, evidence-based strategies? In this PARC Forum, Afua Bruce (founder and principal of the ANB Advisory Group and author of The Tech That Comes Next) moderates an eye-opening conversation about AI in education featuring Kumar Garg (Renaissance Philanthropy), Fernando Fabre (Kauffman Fellows), Erwin Gianchandani (National Science Foundation), and Leigh Ann DeLyser (SRI Education).To learn about future PARC Forums, visit https://www.sri.com/events/.Recorded August 28, 2025Karen Hao on developing AI in the service of people
55:32|Award-winning journalist Karen Hao joined Karen Myers (vice president and director of SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center) and Christiana McFarland (director of SRI’s Center for Innovation, Strategy, and Policy) for an engaging conversation about the impacts of AI around the world.To learn about future PARC Forums, visit https://www.sri.com/events/.Recorded May 22, 2025Eric Schmidt on AI, hope, and the human spirit
01:02:56|What will the world look like as AI continues to accelerate? In this PARC Forum conversation, technologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Eric Schmidt joined SRI CEO David Parekh to discuss our long-term future with AI.To learn about future PARC Forums, visit SRI.com.Recorded March 2025.Astro Teller on the future of innovation
01:03:18|At FutureFest 2025, Pulitzer Prize-winning technology journalist John Markoff moderated a conversation with Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at X (formerly Google X), and David Parekh, CEO of SRI. Together, they explored how today’s groundbreaking innovations are solving some of humanity’s greatest challenges, touching on AI, robotics, quantum, space, biotech, and much more.To learn about future PARC Forums, visit SRI.com.Recorded January 2025.Julie Packard and Fiorenza Micheli on saving our living ocean
01:29:58|SRI, in collaboration with Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability, hosted the Monterey Bay Aquarium to discuss ocean conservation. Julie Packard from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Stanford’s Fiorenza Micheli, and SRI’s Julie Bert discuss issues in ocean sustainability with KQED’s Rosa Tuirán.Learn more about SRI's work in climate & sustainability.Recorded October 2024.