Dr David A Bray| Distinguished Fellow | Henry L Stimson Center |
- Dr. David A. Bray is both a Distinguished Fellow at the non-partisan Henry L. Stimson Center, a non-resident Distinguished Fellow with the Business Executives for National Security, and a CEO and transformation leader for different “under-the-radar” tech and data ventures seeking to get started in novel situations.
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Overview
Meet Dr. David A. Bray, a trailblazer who has been making waves in the world of global solutions from a young age. With a history marked by remarkable achievements, Dr. Bray has dedicated his life to tackling transformational challenges head-on. From undercover classified work to public initiatives promoting sustainable impact, he has consistently practiced what he believed in.
00:33:About Dr. David A Bray and his journey.
- Dr. David A. Bray is both a Distinguished Fellow at the non-partisan Henry L. Stimson Center, a non-resident Distinguished Fellow with the Business Executives for National Security, and a CEO and transformation leader for different “under-the-radar” tech and data ventures seeking to get started in novel situations.
- He also is Principal at LeadDoAdapt Ventures and has served in a variety of leadership roles in turbulent environments, including bioterrorism preparedness and response from 2000-2005, Executive Director for a bipartisan National Commission on R&D, providing non-partisan leadership as a federal agency Senior Executive, work with the U.S. Navy and Marines on improving organizational adaptability, and with U.S. Special Operation Command’s J5 Directorate on the challenges of countering disinformation online.
- He has received both the Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award and the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal. David accepted a leadership role in December 2019 to direct the successful bipartisan Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data that included Senator Mark Warner, Senator Rob Portman, Rep. Suzan DelBene, and Rep.
- David enjoys creative problem-solving linking public and private endeavours.
05:30: What is synthetic biology?
- Synthetic biology is a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities.
- Synthetic biology researchers and companies around the world are harnessing the power of nature to solve problems in medicine, manufacturing, and agriculture.
- Redesigning organisms so that they produce a substance, such as a medicine or fuel, or gain a new ability, such as sensing something in the environment, are common goals of synthetic biology projects.
09:40: How does a large language model work?
- A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses deep learning techniques and massively large data sets to understand, summarize, generate and predict new content.
- The term generative AI also is closely connected with LLMs, which are, in fact, a type of generative AI that has been specifically architected to help generate text-based content.
- Parameters are a machine learning term for the variables present in the model on which it was trained that can be used to infer new content.
35:58- What are the regulations for an environment like space?
- Regulation is nation-specific. In the US you get a federal communication license for what you are communicating.
- If you are doing remote sensing or imaging, you have to get a NOAA license and a National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration license.
- If you are launching or putting something out there, it is an FAA license.
50:22: Lessons from the conversation.
- Look at the Mozilla Foundation. They are not the only ones. Learn about data collectives, and have conversations with friends and family.
- See if you can begin to create a monthly gathering of your friends.
- Pick up something you are passionate about.
- Give voice to others.
- Take a deep breath, and say why are my emotions up and then go to the balcony.
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- Dr. David A. Bray is both a Distinguished Fellow at the non-partisan Henry L. Stimson Center, a non-resident Distinguished Fellow with the Business Executives for National Security, and a CEO and transformation leader for different “under-the-radar” tech and data ventures seeking to get started in novel situations.
- He also is Principal at LeadDoAdapt Ventures and has served in a variety of leadership roles in turbulent environments, including bioterrorism preparedness and response from 2000-2005, Executive Director for a bipartisan National Commission on R&D, providing non-partisan leadership as a federal agency Senior Executive, work with the U.S. Navy and Marines on improving organizational adaptability, and with U.S. Special Operation Command’s J5 Directorate on the challenges of countering disinformation online.
- He has received both the Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award and the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal. David accepted a leadership role in December 2019 to direct the successful bipartisan Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data that included Senator Mark Warner, Senator Rob Portman, Rep. Suzan DelBene, and Rep.
- David enjoys creative problem-solving linking public and private endeavours.
