The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology

This annual lectureship, which addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy, has been endowed in perpetuity through a gift from CFR members Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener.

Events

Technology and Innovation

The Artificial Intelligence Race and the New World Order

Kai-Fu Lee discusses the advances in artificial intelligence technology, the effects on the future of work, and the technology race between the United States and China.

Event with Kai-Fu Lee and Deven J. Parekh October 5, 2018 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Global

Cybersecurity Threats: How Vulnerable Is the United States?

Experts discuss the current threats and vulnerabilities in U.S. cybersecurity and the level of U.S. preparedness in responding to the next cyberattack.

Event with Adam Segal, Anup Ghosh, Kiersten Todt and Dina Temple-Raston June 19, 2017 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans and Robots in the Economy

MIT Professor Emeritus and Rethink Robotics Founder Rodney Brooks, Carnegie Mellon's Abhinav Gupta, and MIT's Andrew McAfee, join Nicholas Thompson, editor at NewYorker.com, to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and robot technology, and their economic impact on industry and society in the future.

Event with Andrew McAfee, Abhinav Gupta, Rodney Brooks and Nicholas Thompson February 27, 2015 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Americas

3D Printing: Challenges and Opportunities for International Relations

Experts discuss the challenges and opportunities of 3D printing.

Event with Sam Cervantes, Thomas Campbell, Rob Reid and J. David Kirkpatrick October 23, 2013 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

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