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Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre: ‘Terminator scenario is far-fetched’Mary Wareham, one of the founders of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, and Paul Scharre, from the Centre for a New American Security, discuss calls for the UN to ban lethal ...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Greg Allen: Artificial intelligence finally coming into its ownNuclear, aerospace, cyber and bio technology have given the U.S. an enduring advantage in national security. But the edge is going away. Greg Allen, a fellow in the Technolog...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Technology & National Security
Sorry, Banning 'Killer Robots' Just Isn't PracticalLATE SUNDAY, 116 entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, released a letter to the United Nations warning of the dangerous “Pandora’s Box” presented by weapons that make their own ...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Technology & National Security
Artificial Intelligence: Putting Machines to Work for the SpiesWhiteboards line the walls of this lab deep inside the Defense Intelligence Agency's Washington headquarters, covered from floor to ceiling with hand-scrawled computer code an...
By Paul Scharre
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Press Note
Technology & National Security
CNAS Press Note: Open Letter on Dangers of Autonomous WeaponsAs autonomous technology becomes increasingly capable, more than 100 CEOs have signed an open letter urging the United Nations to ban lethal autonomous weapons. CNAS Senior Fe...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
SparkCognition Adds Former U.S. Defense Department Chief of Staff, Wendy R. Anderson, as General Manager, Defense & National SecuritySparkCognition has announced the addition of Wendy R. Anderson to its executive team. Serving as General Manager, Defense & National Security, Anderson brings more than 20...
By Wendy R. Anderson
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Technology & National Security
China and the US are battling to become the world’s first AI superpowerIn October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the Earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The craft was no bigger than a beach ball, but it spurred the US into a frenzy of...
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Technology & National Security
CNAS Launches Artificial Intelligence and Global Security InitiativeThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced a major new project, the Artificial Intelligence and Global Security Initiative. The Initiative will research the...
By Neal Urwitz
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Technology & National Security
As Cyberattacks Destabilize the World, the State Department Turns a Blind EyeA cyberattack can't blow up the world, but it can upend geopolitical stability. It can destroy national alliances, and work to undermine the most powerful democracy on Earth. ...
By Paul Scharre
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Press Note
Technology & National Security
CNAS Press Note: Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Comments on Autonomous WeaponsAutonomous weapons are again under public debate after Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul Selva testified on the ethics of autonomous weapons. To provide fur...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
AI Could Revolutionize War as much as NukesIn 1899, the world’s most powerful nations signed a treaty at The Hague that banned military use of aircraft, fearing the emerging technology’s destructive power. Five years l...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Technology & National Security
ISIS fight shows US military can use lower-cost weapons with lethal resultsThe fight against the Islamic State has become a learning opportunity for the U.S. military as it looks to a future taking on very adaptable and resourceful opponents. There's...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
How the Pentagon ending its deal with immigrant recruits could hurt the militaryThe Washington Post reported last month that the Pentagon has recommended ending a program that gives foreign-born troops with medical and language skills leverage in gaining ...
By Paul Scharre
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Press Release
Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre Named Director of CNAS Technology and National Security ProgramThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today named Paul Scharre as the Director of the CNAS Technology and National Security Program. Scharre was formerly the Director ...
By Neal Urwitz
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Technology & National Security
Adam Klein On Cyber ThreatsAdam Klein, The Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), talks with host Carol Castiel and VOA National Security correspondent Jeff Seld...
By Adam Klein
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Technology & National Security
Report Tells Pentagon to Beware Nuclear Drone BombersThe U.S. Air Force’s future B-21 Raider bomber may have the option to remove the human pilots from the cockpit and effectively become a large drone bomber. In one of the more ...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Ideas of the Week: Batteries, Billionaires, Robots, Aircraft CarriersThey’re big, they’re impressive, and they’re super expensive. But Bloomberg’s Justin Bachman reports that the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers could be unnecessary, thanks to new...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
China Profits as US Hesitates on Selling Armed DronesMore than 15 years after a U.S. Predator drone launched its first Hellfire missile, the United States remains reluctant to sell armed drones to even its closest allies. That h...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
How America’s Aircraft Carriers Could Become ObsoletePresident Donald Trump has been consistent in his argument that the U.S. Navy has shrunk to a woefully inadequate size. The Republican has repeatedly said he wants the service...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Why Russia and China Are 'Eating Our Lunch' When It Comes to Tech WarfareWith seemingly endless provocations from North Korea and saber rattling from Russia and Iran, the U.S. military, under the Trump administration, has responded by flexing its m...
By Alexandra Sander
