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Dr. Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan, 15th Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, argues that AI can be used in context—a context that embraces all regions of this country: "The startups that are formed become localized. As a result, those regions are empowered by the growth of new companies and become centers of excellence around thematic areas that are not simply replicas of Silicon Valley, Kendall Square, Austin, or any other established innovation hub."
Watch the full episode of Betting on America, hosted by Navin Girishankar, here: csis.org/events/democratizing-discovery-featuring-dr-sethuraman-panchanathan-former-director-national
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Dr. Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan, 15th Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, argues that AI can be used in context—a context that embraces all regions of this country: "The startups that are formed become localized. As a result, those regions are empowered by the growth of new companies and become centers of excellence around thematic areas that are not simply replicas of Silicon Valley, Kendall Square, Austin, or any other established innovation hub."
Watch the full episode of Betting on America, hosted by Navin Girishankar, here: csis.org/events/democratizing-discovery-featuring-dr-sethuraman-panchanathan-former-director-national
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