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Commentary
Technology & National Security
The Lethal Autonomous Weapons Governmental Meeting (Part I: Coping with Rapid Technological Change)This week nations meet at the United Nations to discuss lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), including robotic weapons that might hunt for targets on their own. It has bee...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
The United States Can Be a World Leader in AI. Here's How.The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is upon us. Artificial general intelligence—machines that could perform the full range of intellectual tasks better than humans—are...
By Paul Scharre & Alexander Velez-Green
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Technology & National Security
Autonomous Weapons and the Future of WarThe weapons of war and terrorism are on the cusp of a revolution that will change the battlefield and the world in ways that we're just coming to understand. That future is ju...
By Paul Scharre
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Podcast
Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
National Competition in Artificial IntelligenceVladimir Putin recently said that whoever leads in artificial intelligence "will be ruler of the world." Elon Musk has warned that national competition in AI is the "most like...
By Paul Scharre & Neal Urwitz
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Why We Must Not Build Automated Weapons of WarOver 100 CEOs of artificial intelligence and robotics firms recently signed an open letter warning that their work could be repurposed to build lethal autonomous weapons — “ki...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
The trouble with trying to ban 'killer robots'Last month more than 100 robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) company CEOs signed an open letter to the UN warning of the dangers of autonomous weapons. For the past thre...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Killer Robots Drive Concern but Odds of Ban Less ClearThe past week has seen a flurry of news stories on “killer robots,” which wouldn’t be complete without the obligatory Terminator and Robocop images. Countries were supposed to...
By Paul Scharre
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Podcast
Defense / Technology & National Security
Drones Podcast Series: Military and Non-State Actor Uses of Commercial DronesBy Jeremy Hsu, Paul Scharre & Alexandra Sander
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Technology & National Security
CNAS' Scharre on Autonomous Weapons, New Research Initiative, Forthcoming BookBy Paul Scharre
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre Discusses Open Letter on Autonomous WeaponsPaul Scharre, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Technology and National Security Program, discusses an open letter warning of the dangers of autonomous weapons. While som...
By Paul Scharre & JaRel Clay
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre discusses Facebook Shutting Down its AI ProgramPaul Scharre, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Technology and National Security Program, weighs in on news that Facebook shut down its artificial intelligence program af...
By Paul Scharre & Neal Urwitz
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The Coming Drone Wars: A Headache in the Making for American Foreign PolicyIn June, the United States shot down two Iranian-made armed drones used by Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. The fact that the shoot down (and the existence of the armed dron...
By Paul Scharre
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Drones Podcast Series: Drones and the MTCRIn this episode of the Drones Podcast Series, CNAS experts Michael Horowitz, Alexandra Sander, and Paul Scharre discuss the Missile Technology Control Regime....
By Michael Horowitz, Alexandra Sander & Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Debate the Future of AI: Who's Right?As Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg publicly debate the future of artificial intelligence, CNAS Technology and National Security Program Director Paul Scharre sits down with Neal...
By Paul Scharre & Neal Urwitz
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Podcast
Defense / Technology & National Security
Drones Podcast Series: U.S. Policy and ExportsOn this episode, Michael Horowitz, Dan Gettinger, and Alexandra Sander join Paul Scharre to discuss U.S. policy changes on unmanned aircraft exports in recent years....
By Michael Horowitz, Dan Gettinger, Alexandra Sander & Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Making Sense of Rapid Technological ChangeTechnology is changing our world at an astonishing pace. In the span of a few short years, the internet, mobile devices, and social media have transformed how we communicate a...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
How Artificial Intelligence Could Impact WarfarePaul Scharre, the new director of the CNAS Technology and National Security Program, discusses what he calls a new industrial revolution powered by artificial intelligence due...
By Paul Scharre & Neal Urwitz
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Time for US to treat modern drones like aircraft, not missilesPresident Trump’s decision last month to sell MQ-9B Guardian drones to India represents a significant shift in U.S. drone export policy. International transfers of drones like...
By Paul Scharre
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Drones Podcast Series: Transparency on Use of DronesLuke Hartig, a fellow in New America's International Security program, and Loren DeJonge Schulman, a senior fellow at CNAS, discuss transparency on the U.S. use of drones. Hos...
By Luke Hartig, Loren DeJonge Schulman & Paul Scharre
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Drones Podcast Series: Emerging NormsRachel Stohl, a senior associate with Stimson Center's Managing Across Boundaries Initiative, joins CNAS' Paul Scharre and Alexandra Sander to discuss emerging norms for drone...
By Paul Scharre & Alexandra Sander
