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In this episode, Download on Tech host and ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman is joined by ITI member Microsoft’s Senior Accessibility Technology Evangelist Laurie Allen. Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 16, Jason and Laurie hone in on tech’s critical role in promoting accessibility and inclusion. Laurie shares insights on Microsoft's role in bridging the disability divide, opportunities and challenges AI presents for creators, developers, and engineers in advancing accessibility, and key resources available for accessibility support and guidance.
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In this episode, Download on Tech host and ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman sits down with Michael Alicea, Chief Human Resources Officer at Trellix for a dynamic discussion on DEI in tech and the importance of diversifying cybersecurity. Michael also shares more about Trellix's innovative HBCU Career Program developed in partnership with the National Cybersecurity Alliance, and highlights what lawmakers can do to address the critical cybersecurity workforce shortage.

In this episode, Jayne Stancavage, Intel’s Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs and Download on Tech host and President and CEO of ITI Jason Oxman discuss Intel's global AI initiatives, cybersecurity, 5G, and sustainability. Explore Intel's stake in the global AI dialogue, its contributions to the development and deployment of AI technologies worldwide, and integral role in ITI’s AI Futures Initiative.

In September 2023, Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Chief Science and Technology Advisor to the President of the United States, joined Download on Tech host and ITI’s President and CEO Jason Oxman for an insightful dialogue on safe and responsible AI. As a key voice on AI in the Biden Administration, Dr. Prabhakar shares with Jason strategic initiatives and partnerships shaping the responsible integration of AI into the U.S. tech landscape and highlights the collaborative efforts between the tech industry and the public sector to forge trustworthy AI systems.

President Biden took a critical step to usher in a new era for U.S. manufacturing and the innovation economy and ensure U.S. leadership with the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act. This landmark law’s bold and critical investments were designed to construct needed fabs to stabilize the domestic supply of semiconductors – the key building block upon which the entire digital economy is based. Download on Tech host and ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman discusses the impact of the CHIPS and Science Act on the U.S. semiconductor industry with Dr. Morgan Dwyer, Chief Strategy Officer for the U.S. CHIPS Program Office. Dr. Dwyer highlighted CHIPS program success stories and ongoing efforts needed to fully harness the legislation's potential. Tune in as Jason and Dr. Dwyer provide insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by CHIPS implementation, the role of regional technology hubs in fostering innovation, and the program's intersection with the Biden Administration's Executive Order on AI.
 

As AI continues to provide transformative benefits to society, Download on Tech host and ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman is joined by Tris Warkentin, Director of Product Management at Google Deepmind, for an insightful conversation on the boundless potential of artificial intelligence. Join Jason and Tris as they delve into recent AI policy developments including the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on AI, Google's AI commitments with the White House, ITI’s AI Futures Initiative policy analysis on foundation models, and more.