It all started, as it often does, with a movie. Remember Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One? Yes, the movie where Tom Cruise does all those crazy stunts and AI is basically the villain. Well, President Biden saw it and thought, "Wow, that's scary!" So he signed an executive order telling tech companies to use AI well and responsibly. And then he told all government agencies to write reports on how they would use AI, how they would protect us from it, and why they were so behind the times. A Comedy of Errors in the Age of Artificial Intelligence You're the head of a government agency, tasked with leading your team into the futuristic world of artificial intelligence. You've seen the movies, you've read the books – you know what's possible. But your reality is a far cry from the sleek, efficient world of Tom Cruise. Your office is still running on Windows XP, and your most advanced technology is a fax machine. That's the predicament many...