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Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in vow to not sell facial recognition software to cops
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Reaction from Kara Frederick, technology and national security associate fellow at the Center for a New American Security. View the full conversation on Fox News....
By Kara Frederick
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Digital Threats to Democracy: Eye See You
Commentary
This ongoing series from Technology for Global Security (T4GS) and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) examines the elements and potential implications of digital th...
By Vera Zakem
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Transcript from Russian Advances in Military Automation and AI
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On Thursday, June 4, the CNAS Technology and National Security Program hosted a virtual discussion on Russian advances in military automation and AI featuring Samuel Bendett, ...
By Samuel Bendett & Martijn Rasser
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The Militarization of Artificial Intelligence
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Militaries are racing to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) with the aim of gaining military advantage over competitors. And yet, there is little understanding of AI’s long-te...
By Paul Scharre
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China's post-Covid 19 'techno-nationalist' industrial policy
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While Covid-19 brings China one step closer to technology-perfected authoritarianism through improvised health apps and real-time surveillance, Europe is busy looking inward. ...
By Rebecca Arcesati & Martijn Rasser
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Converging Chinese and Russian Disinformation Compounds Threat to Democracy
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In recent weeks the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda and disinformation blitz around COVID-19 has drawn increasing attention, and with good reason. In addition to pr...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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Digital Threats to Democracy: A Double-Edged Sentence
Commentary
This ongoing series from Technology for Global Security (T4GS) and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) examines the elements and potential implications of digital th...
By M. Nina Miller
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U.S.-China relations are in a free fall, says expert
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Former State Department official Anja Manuel joins Morning Joe to discuss why she says U.S.-China relations are in a free fall. Watch the full conversation on MSNBC....
By Anja Manuel
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Transcript from Emerging Concepts in Joint Command and Control
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On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, the CNAS Technology and National Security Program hosted a virtual panel discussion on emerging concepts in joint command and control featuring Hon...
By Robert O. Work, Chris Dougherty & Paul Scharre
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The Peace Corps Needs a Media Literacy Program
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Last month, a hoax circulated online that people wearing shoes indoors led to a spike in coronavirus cases in Italy. Worldwide, rapidly spreading misinformation and&...
By Monika Bochert
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Are AI-Powered Killer Robots Inevitable?
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In war, speed kills. The soldier who is a split second quicker on the draw may walk away from a firefight unscathed; the ship that sinks an enemy vessel first may spare i...
By Paul Scharre
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What the government should or should not do to help space industry
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The COVID-19 economic slowdown will have lasting implications on the new space sector. Yet the United States cannot afford another lost decade of commercial space innovation. ...
By Mikhail Grinberg
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The United States Can’t Afford to Turn Away Chinese Talent
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Intellectual property theft is a real concern, and China has been the world’s foremost infringer. But a blanket exclusion of Chinese students from U.S. academic and scien...
By Elsa B. Kania & Lindsay Gorman
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Trump’s Latest Decision on Immigration Is Bad for America
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As the pandemic continues, President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have sought to impose new and potentially sweeping restrictions on immigration. Back in April, Tr...
By Elsa B. Kania & Megan Lamberth
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Washington’s Anti-Huawei Tactics Need a Reboot In Europe
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A coronavirus-induced economic crisis could send Europe bargain-shopping for critical infrastructure—in ways that might be dangerous. Europe’s argument on moving forward with ...
By Carisa Nietsche & Martijn Rasser
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Transcript from Military AI Applications
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On April 29, the CNAS Technology and National Security Program hosted an expert discussion on "Military AI Applications" with the Honorable Robert O. Work and Dr. Paul Scharre...
By Robert O. Work & Paul Scharre
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Now is the time for an economic stimulus in artificial intelligence — or the US could fall behind
Commentary
The COVID-19 virus has inflicted significant pain on the US economy as airlines have cancelled thousands of flights, restaurants and retailers have shut down, and sporting eve...
By Tony Samp
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Countering China’s Technonationalism
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The world’s technology-leading democracies must take a fresh approach to high-end tech exports and policy to prevail in the competition with China. The global semiconductor in...
By Martijn Rasser
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Sharper: The 5G Future
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5th Generation (5G) telecommunications promises to be a foundational next-generation technology—and vital to enabling the next industrial revolution. The stakes in 5G are high...
By Megan Lamberth, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Richard Fontaine Appears on Technology by Design
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Richard Fontaine is the CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He came to Durham back in February and took some time to sit down with us to discuss the differen...
By Richard Fontaine
