AI for Peace and Security in Cyberspace

Maya Plentz interviews Mr. Casper Klynge, VP European Government Affairs, Microsoft

As the first Tech Ambassador of Denmark, Mr. Casper Klynge spent the several years immersed in Silicon Valley representing his government next to technology companies.

He is back in Europe now, since March 2020, when he was appointed Vice-President of European Government Affairs at Microsoft, reporting to Microsoft’s Chief Legal Counsel, Mr. Brad Smith, and working in close collaboration with Mr. John Frank, who now heads Microsoft’s a dedicated office for UN relations, in New York.

Mr. Klynge’s clout does not come only from his enlightened views on the role of technology in the everyday life of citizens in Europe, but of his broad understanding of policy-making and how technology companies can and should work with governments and multilateral organisations.

With European policymakers addressing head-on the ethical aspects of the uses of artificial intelligence, and taking on the role of developing safeguards on emerging technologies what are the main challenges for policy makers in thei…