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Tsinghua's Approach to Military-Civil Fusion in Artificial Intelligence
Commentary
What does military-civil fusion (军民融合) in AI look like in action? I’ve translated an article by a vice president of Tsinghua University, often characterized as "China's MIT," ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Special Edition: The 2018 NATO Summit – a European Perspective
Podcast
The 2018 NATO Summit is one of the most anticipated events in transatlantic relations this year. Seven European embassy defense representatives join Julie Smith and Jim Townse...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Artificial Intelligence and International Security
Podcast
Kara Frederick, from the Technology and National Security program at CNAS, hosts a discussion on the basics of artificial intelligence and its impact on national security with...
By Paul Scharre, Kara Frederick, Edoardo Saravalle & Gregory C. Allen
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Should the U.S. Start a Trade War with China over Tech?
Commentary
Just as China pursues asymmetric strategies in the military domain, using cheaper missiles and mines to offset expensive American carriers and bases, so too is it pursuing asy...
By Rush Doshi & Elsa B. Kania
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China and the Race for Artificial Intelligence
Video
Watch Elsa Kania, Adjunct Fellow, Center for a New American Security speak along with Nick Zhang, CEO, Wuzhen Institute on the Chinese race for superiority in artificial ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Horns of a Dilemma Podcast: Will Artificial Intelligence Change Everything?
Podcast
From world leaders, to commercial titans, to scholars, more and more people are coming to believe that advances in artificial intelligence will change the world in dramat...
By Michael Horowitz
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Relax, Google, the Robot Army Isn’t Here Yet
Commentary
People can differ on their perceptions of "evil." People can also change their minds. Still, it's hard to wrap one's head around how Google, famous for its "don't be evil" com...
By Paul Scharre
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AI researchers should help with some military work
Commentary
In January, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said that artificial intelligence (AI) would have a “more profound” impact than even electricity. He was following a long trad...
By Gregory C. Allen
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New Frontiers of Chinese Defense Innovation: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technologies
Commentary
Will the Chinese military succeed in advancing new frontiers of defense innovation? China has already emerged as a powerhouse in artificial intelligence and quantum technologi...
By Elsa B. Kania
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“Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War” featuring Paul Scharre
Podcast
Join Kara Frederick from the CNAS Technology and National Security Program in a discussion with Paul Scharre on the national security implications of robotics, autonomy, and a...
By Kara Frederick & Paul Scharre
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Killer Robots and Autonomous Weapons with Paul Scharre
Podcast
Paul Scharre, senior fellow and director of the technology and national security program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), discusses autonomous weapons and the...
By Paul Scharre
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Analysis on UN Certain Conventional Weapons Convention
Podcast
Join Kara Frederick, from the Technology and National Security program at CNAS, in a discussion with Mary Wareham, Paul Scharre, and Elsa B. Kania on the key takeaways of the ...
By Kara Frederick, Paul Scharre, Elsa B. Kania & Mary Wareham
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Artificial Intelligence, International Competition, and the Balance of Power
Commentary
In early September 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin brought artificial intelligence from the labs of Silicon Valley, academia, and the basement of the Pentagon to the fo...
By Michael Horowitz
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Paul Scharre: Automous Weapons, the Private Sector, & China
Video
Paul Scharre is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Future of Warfare Initiative at the Center for a New American Security. His talk on Artificial Intelligence and the Future...
By Paul Scharre
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a16z Podcast: Autonomy in Service
Podcast
We now live in a world where connecting the dots between intel and modeling threats has become infinitely more complex: not only is the surface area to protect larger than eve...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Now is the time to take DIUx global
Commentary
The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental — the Pentagon’s signature effort to engage commercial technology startups ― is primed to go global. In fact, DIUx could become a key ...
By Dr. Daniel Kliman & Brendan Thomas-Noone
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Artificial Intelligence: The Consequences for Human Rights
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written Testimony Chairman Hultgren, Chairman McGovern, and distinguished members, thank you for inviting me to testify today. Recent years have seen rapid advances ...
By Paul Scharre
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Beyond Cold War: Paradigms for U.S.-China Strategic Competition
Commentary
Beijing has long called for the United States to abandon what it calls its “Cold War mentality” (冷战思维). Today, that critique, long a staple of official Chinese propaganda, is ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The Dead Prussian Podcast: On Autonomy
Podcast
In this episode, Mick chats with Paul Scharre, a former Army Ranger and Senior Fellow & Director of the Technology and National Security program at th...
By Paul Scharre
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Growing conflict between Pentagon and tech engineers
Video
A dozen Google employees quit this week after more than 3,000 signed a petition demanding the tech giant not partner with the Pentagon; national security correspondent Jennife...
By Paul Scharre
