AI & Geopolitics: Power, Security, and the New Strategic Landscape
How will AI change the balance of power between the United States, China, Europe, and Russia? Does it favor democracies or autocracies? And will it make the world more or less secure?
Most conversations about AI and geopolitics oscillate between techno-optimism ("whoever leads in AI wins everything") and vague concern ("AI could be destabilizing"). We're convening people who can go deeper- examining the actual technical capabilities, the structural advantages and vulnerabilities of different political systems, and what strategic competition looks like when the technology itself is evolving this quickly.
The questions we're exploring:
Where do great powers actually stand in AI capabilities and where are the gaps real versus perceived?
Do open versus closed political systems have structural advantages in AI development and deployment?
How does AI shift the offense/defense balance in both military and economic competition?
What does strategic stability look like when capabilities are advancing this fast?
Format:
40-minute panel discussion
15-minute audience Q&A
Drinks after
6:00 pm opening the doors, 6:30 pm starting time.
The door will be closed after the panel starts.
Moderator:
Nicole Levin — Platform Lead, Pebblebed VC
Panelists:
Gustavs Zilgalvis — Google DeepMind Policy Consultant, former National Security Innovation Scholar
Gareth Keane — Investor @ In-Q-Tel
Andi Peng — Founder @ Humans&AI; previously worked on national security at Anthropic
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Hosted by Pebblebed VC — a technical early-stage fund founded by Pam Vagata (OpenAI co-founder), Keith Adams (Facebook AI Research founder), and Tammie Siew (former Sequoia).