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'''Date:''' March 1st, 2022 at 17:00 CET / 11:00 EDT  
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events  

=== Link to Video Recording ===
[https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=4f1cb5fbd2fe7c4f01d0be7b2263eb4d Link to Video Recording]

=== Abstract ===
Oscar Jonsson will be joined by Steffan Truvé and Samuel Bendett to discuss his ongoing RSI-sponsored research, ''Russia’s Revolution in Intelligence Affairs: From Natural Stupidity to Artificial Intelligence.'' The discussion will include analyzing how artificial intelligence is impacting intelligence affairs, how that is seen by Russian strategists, and what technologies and concepts are used.

=== Biographies ===

==== Oscar Jonsson ====
[[File:Photo_Oscar_Jonsson.jpg|thumb|200px|Oscar Jonsson]]  
'''Title:''' Founder & CEO, Phronesis Analysis  
'''Affiliation:''' Researcher, Swedish Defence University  

Dr. Oscar Jonsson is founder and CEO of Phronesis Analysis and researcher at Swedish Defence University. He holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. He has earlier been Director of the Center for the Governance of Change and Stockholm Free World Forum, as well as a visiting researcher at UC Berkeley and a subject-matter expert at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters where he worked with hybrid warfare, Russian strategy, and long-term planning. 

Oscar has advised governments, armed forces’ leadership, and financial institutions on strategic affairs and geopolitical risk, and featured in international print and broadcast media. Oscar is the author of ''The Russian Understanding of War'' (Georgetown University Press).

==== Steffan Truvé ====
[[File:Photo_Steffan_Truve.jpg|thumb|200px|Steffan Truvé]]  
'''Title:''' Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer  
'''Affiliation:''' Recorded Future  

Staffan Truvé is co-founder and CTO of Recorded Future. Previously, he was CEO of the Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Interactive Institute. Staffan has co-founded more than a dozen high-tech start-ups. He holds a PhD in computer science from Chalmers University of Technology and an MBA from Göteborg University. He has been a Fulbright Scholar at MIT. His research interests include artificial intelligence and information visualization. Staffan is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

==== Samuel Bendett ====
[[File:Photo_Samuel_Bendett.jpg|thumb|200px|Samuel Bendett]]  
'''Title:''' Adviser, CNA Russia Studies Program  
'''Affiliation:''' Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security  

Samuel Bendett is an Adviser with CNA Strategy, Policy, Plans and Programs Center (SP3), where he is a member of the Russia Studies Program. He is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. His work involves research on Russian defense and technology developments, unmanned and autonomous military systems, and Artificial Intelligence, as well as Russian military capabilities and decision-making during crises. 

He is a Member of CNA's Center for Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence, and an honorary "Mad Scientist" with the USARMY TRADOC's Mad Scientist Initiative. He is also a Russian military autonomy and AI SME for the DOD's Defense Systems Information Analysis Center.

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