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Leaders from the U.S. intelligence and defense sectors are sounding the alarm: The pace of technological disruption is outstripping institutional agility—especially when it comes to adopting dual-use innovations and mitigating emerging threats.
OODA CTO Bob Gourley is joined by technologist and national security expert Dan Gerstein from Rand Corporation. Dan is also the author of the recently released book entitled “The Story of Technology”.