May The Force be secure: A birthday reflection on technology and trust

This past Monday, May 4th, I spent my birthday in an unexpected way. At Stanford University, joining a full day titled
Frontiers of Defense Tech in the Shifting US Alliances with Japan and Beyond: AI, Cyber, and Space.

Yes. May the Fourth. Star Wars Day.

I couldn’t help but smile at the coincidence.

On paper, that title sounds heavy. Defense. Alliances. AI. Cyber. Space. The kind of words that feel very far removed from everyday life. And yet, sitting there all day, listening to panel after panel, I found myself thinking less about governments and geopolitics and much more about daily life. About how quietly, deeply, and invisibly these technologies have already become part of how we live.

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