In this MIT View session, Amy Nordrum and David explore how digital sovereignty, AI competition and geopolitics are reshaping global business. The discussion looks at the race for AI leadership and why code, law and infrastructure now matter as much as borders. Watch to understand what this new risk order means for companies navigating a more fragmented world.
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Dr. R. David Edelman is Director of the Project on Technology, the Economy, & National Security (TENS), part of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative (IPRI). He holds joint appointments in the Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and the Center for International Studies (CIS).
At MIT, David leads IPRI’s AI policy research, with a particular emphasis on domestic and international governance of machine learning systems and is the lead organizer of the annual MIT AI Policy Congress.
David came to MIT following a distinguished career managing international and domestic technology policy in the U.S. federal government: Until January 2017, David served at the White House as Special Assistant to the President for Economic and Technology Policy at the National Economic Council (NEC) and the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP). From 2010 – 2012 David served as the first Director for International Cyber Policy on the National Security Council (NSC) — making him, upon appointment, the youngest Director in the NSC’s seventy-year history. Previously, he helped found the State Department’s Office of Cyber Affairs, where he developed the U.S. government’s early diplomatic strategy and international legal doctrine on cyber issues. During this time, he also served as the United States’ lead negotiator on Internet issues at the United Nations, for which he was recognized with the State Department’s Superior Honor Award and twice its Meritorious Honor Award.
Dr. R. David Edelman holds a B.A. from Yale University in History, and a Master’s and Doctorate in International Relations at Oxford University, where he was a Clarendon Scholar.
Amy Nordrum is the executive editor of operations at MIT Technology Review. She coordinates the annual lists of 10 Breakthrough Technologies and Innovators Under 35 and oversees the newsroom’s copy flow processes, freelance contributions, fellowship program, and engagement team. She joined the staff as a commissioning editor in July 2020. Amy has a master’s degree in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting from New York University and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business.
