Verizon, M&T Bank, Priceline, and SAS Senior Executives Earn Badge Certification in AI Governance

Senior executives at leading companies completed EqualAI’s Badge© Program to learn and implement effective AI self-governance practices WASHINGTON, D.C., August 13, 2025 – EqualAI, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting AI self-governance, announced that senior executives at Verizon, M&T Bank, Priceline, and SAS were among this year’s cohort of Badge recipients, joining a community of […]
AI Literacy Series: Adam Thierer on AI, Innovation & Tech Policy

In this episode of In AI We Trust?, co-hosts Miriam Vogel and Nuala O’Connor unpack the pressing, complex challenges of AI policy with Adam Thierer, a Resident Senior Fellow for the R Street Institute’s Technology and Innovation Team. Drawing on his three decades of experience, Thierer discusses the potential impact of the Trump Administration’s AI […]
Navigating the AI Revolution: Key Insights from EqualAI’s Inaugural C-Suite Summit

The dawn of AI isn’t just a technological turning point — it’s reshaping how we live, work, and govern. At EqualAI’s inaugural two-day C-Suite Summit in May, leaders from industry, government, and academia gathered to tackle three critical topics shaping AI’s future: AI literacy, AI incident reporting, and AI’s impact on the workforce. The discussions […]
AI Literacy Series Ep. 10: Angie Cooper’s Call to Action for the Heartland

In this episode of the In AI We Trust? AI Literacy series, Miriam Vogel talks with Angie Cooper, President and COO of Heartland Forward, to explore how artificial intelligence can accelerate economic growth across America’s Heartland. With a sense of urgency and deep empathy, Cooper offers a practical vision: we must meet people where they […]
AI Literacy Series Ep. 9: Robbie Torney on the Implementation of AI in K–12

In this episode of the In AI We Trust? AI Literacy series, Miriam Vogel is joined by EqualAI’s newest senior advisor, Nuala O’Connor. Nuala brings deep expertise- and great energy- to EqualAI and this podcast given her past experience as the Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel at Walmart, leading their Digital Citizenship organization, and […]
Special Edition: A Pre-Summit Conversation With Van Jones

In this special episode of In AI We Trust?, recorded live at the launch of the EqualAI C-Suite Summit in Washington, D.C., host Miriam Vogel sits down with the dynamic Van Jones — acclaimed social entrepreneur, innovator, and tech evangelist. Together, they dive into a candid and thought-provoking conversation about how AI can be a […]
AI Needs a Safe Landing and Americans Ready to Lead – Featured in Fortune

In their Fortune.com op-ed, Miriam Vogel, President and CEO of EqualAI, and Dewey Murdick, Executive Director at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) argue that the U.S. must take immediate steps to maintain economic and geopolitical dominance amidst global competition, particularly with China’s $70 billion AI industry. They highlight two critical U.S. weaknesses: low AI literacy and the absence of […]
EqualAI Welcomes Nuala O’Connor as Senior Advisor

Technology and data privacy expert brings over three decades of experience to EqualAI, a leading AI governance nonprofit WASHINGTON, D.C., April 29, 2025 – EqualAI, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting AI self-governance, today announced the appointment of Nuala O’Connor, Senior Vice President & Chief Counsel, Digital Citizenship at Walmart, as a Senior Advisor. With […]
Why AI needs the equivalent of the ‘black box’ in aviation—and America should lead the way
Originally published in Fortune The rapid global evolution of AI—from OpenAI’s release of GPT-4.5 to China’s development of models like DeepSeek, Baichuan, and others (China’s “AI Tigers”)—highlights a critical challenge for U.S. AI policy. With China’s AI industry valued at $70 billion by Chinese sources in 2023 and global private AI investment surpassing $150 billion last year, is not just a race for technological […]
AI Literacy Series: Dr. Andrew Ng Issues a Call to Action

In this episode of the In AI We Trust? AI Literacy series, Miriam Vogel and co-host Rosalind Wiseman welcomed back one of the world’s leading voices in artificial intelligence, Dr. Andrew Ng. As the founder of DeepLearning.AI and chairman and co-founder of Coursera, Ng is renowned for his work democratizing access to computer science and […]