The Real Risks to AI: Geopolitics, Chips and Illicit Markets with Dr. Cuneyt Gurer

The real risk to AI lives in the ecosystem - chips, minerals, data centers, talent, geopolitics, and the criminals already exploiting all of it. Dr. Cuneyt Gurer breaks down why security teams that only focus on the model are missing the bigger picture, and why AI is now colliding with illicit markets, organized crime, and state proxies. Anmol and Dr. Gurer unpack how AI changes the nature of traditional threats. You’ll discover why supply chains matter just as much as prompts, and how sovereign AI is tied to minerals and chip production Dr. Gurer is a professor of international and security studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, where he designs courses for security professionals and studies how AI intersects with geopolitics, illicit markets, and defense. The opinions reflected in this episode are his own personal views and do not reflect those of any organization.