The Manhattan Project, Take Two

According to the episode description, ChinaTalk host Jordan Schneider speaks with Barnett Koven of Accenture Federal Services about US government use of AI: risk-aversion, defence in classified AI environments, export-control enforcement against China, and the Department of Energy's Genesis Mission. The episode is sponsored by Accenture Federal Services.

Why it matters

The same thing, for different readers.

For lawmakers

An Accenture Federal Services executive tells ChinaTalk that government caution on AI carries risk, and describes AI use in export-control enforcement; the episode is sponsored by Koven's employer.

The record

Questions
How is AI used in attacks, defence and war? · How fast is AI advancing, and where is it heading?
People
Barnett Koven (Speaks, Managing Director of AI and Data, Accenture Federal Services) · Jordan Schneider (Wrote it)
What we read
We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
Found by
The Radar, run of October 30, 2026, via pod-chinatalk (tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record)
Cite this
ChinaTalk, “The Manhattan Project, Take Two”, October 29, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/chinatalk-2026-10-29-manhattan-project-take-two
Our notesLight lane: feed description only; audio not heard. Sponsored by the guest's employer. Duration from feed (2750 seconds).