AI and Homeland Security | Matthew F. Ferraro

Matthew Ferraro, Senior Counselor for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology to the Secretary of Homeland Security and Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, delivers a keynote at the 1ArtificialIntelligence Conference on AI’s role in homeland security. He highlights the dual nature of AI—its potential to strengthen national security and its associated risks, such as cybersecurity threats, radicalization, financial fraud, and exploitation. Ferraro also showcases DHS’s use of AI to combat drug trafficking, accelerate disaster recovery, and rescue victims. Introducing DHS’s Roles and Responsibilities Framework, he urges cross-sector collaboration to ensure safe, transparent, and ethical AI deployment.