Event Description
The American Historical Association (AHA) will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on artificial intelligence. The briefing will take place on Wednesday, October 29, at 9:00 a.m. ET in Rayburn House Office Building Room 2044. Panelists Ekaterina Babintseva (Purdue Univ.), Sarah Igo (Vanderbilt Univ.), and Rebecca Slayton (Cornell Univ.) will provide historical context on privacy and national security issues that have been transformed by technology and now AI. Kathryn Cramer Brownell (Purdue Univ.) will serve as moderator. A breakfast spread and coffee will be served.
The AHA’s Congressional Briefings series seeks to provide Congressional staff members, journalists, and other members of the policy community with the historical context essential to understanding contemporary issues. The sessions are strictly nonpartisan and avoid advancing particular policy prescriptions or legislative agendas. For more information, please visit the AHA’s website.
The AHA is grateful to the Center for American Political History and Technology (CAPT) at Purdue University for their generous support of this briefing.
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