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What That New Powerful Chinese AI App Means for WashingtonA little-known Chinese artificial intelligence startup shook the tech world this weekend by releasing an OpenAI-like assistant, which shot to the No.1 ranking on Apple’s app s...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
U.S. Slow to React to Pervasive Chinese Hacking, Experts SayAs new potential threats from Chinese hackers were identified this week, the federal government issued one of its strongest warnings to date about the need for Americans — and...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
The U.S. National Security Memorandum on AI: Leading Experts Weigh InBill Drexel, Fellow, Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security: The National Security Memorandum solidifies the government’s intention...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Center for a New American Security Fellow: ‘It Would Be Foolish to Ignore’ China’s Advances in Humanoid Robot DevelopmentChina's development of humanoid robots could potentially support its military ambitions, according to Bill Drexel, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Although...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Army of 'Ethical Hackers' Defends Election Voting Systems Against RussiaThe integrity of U.S. election systems has been a focal point of concern since foreign interference was uncovered in the 2016 presidential election. Synack, a cyber security c...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Chinese Laser-Sensor Maker Hesai Awaits Pentagon Notification on Blacklist Decision“The DoD requires labyrinthine approvals and can be subject to all sorts of hold-ups due to ordinary bureaucratic delays,” according to Bill Drexel of the Centre for a New Ame...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Don’t Fear AI-Driven “Biosurveillance,” Experts SayChina's urgent efforts to catch up to the U.S. on AI and biotechnology are a particular cause for concern. "All of the most severe risks, as far as man-made biological agents ...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
After Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Unfounded Conspiracy Theories Include a Role for ChinaBill Drexel, a technology and national security programme fellow at the Centre for a New American Security in Washington, said that linking China to the Baltimore bridge colla...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
U.S. Deems More Chinese Tech Companies ‘Military’ and a National Security RiskAccording to Bill Drexel of the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank, the updated list “stands as a reminder that the Sino-American economic relat...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
U.S.-China Military Dialogue Resumes for First Time in over a Year as Top American Officer Talks with Counterpart“Even if these talks mean that military dialogues are no longer frozen, they are likely still icy, exhibited in the time it took for talks to resume,” Bill Drexel of the Centr...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
New Semiconductor Factories Are Rising in U.S., but Billions in Chips Act Money Has Yet to FlowOn August 9, 2022, surrounded by a cheerful crowd of tech executives, union presidents and political leaders from both sides of the aisle, US President Joe Biden signed the Ch...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Why China’s Involvement in the U.K. AI Safety Summit Was So SignificantThe move surprised some observers because concerns about risks posed by advanced AI are less commonly expressed in China than they are in the West, says Bill Drexel, an associ...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Deepfake Video Impersonates VOA Russian Service Anchor, Underscoring AI ConcernsDoctoring news broadcasts can be an effective disinformation strategy because “news anchors are the face of trust in conventional media,” said Bill Drexel, who works on AI at ...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
How the U.N. Plans to Shape the Future of AILevels of international cooperation between countries with the aim of managing dangerous technologies is at a “30-year low,” says Bill Drexel, an associate fellow at military ...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
AI Expert: ‘China Mobile’s Work in the UN Is Particularly Concerning Because It Could Shape Norms around the World’A Chinese state-owned company has submitted proposals to the UN for digital ID requirements for the metaverse. Bill Drexel, an associate fellow for the Technology and National...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Bill Drexel and Hannah Kelley on Chinese AICRR: Thank you both for taking the time to share your expertise. Before we dive into things, let’s provide some context. What is artificial intelligence, or AI, and why is it ...
By Bill Drexel & Hannah Kelley
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Drexel: AI Research by U.S. Companies in China Is ‘Fueling the Repressions in Xinjiang and Elsewhere’Bill Drexel, an associate fellow for the technology and national security program at the Center for a New American Security, said the U.S. unknowingly assisted China’s repress...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Technology and National Security Expert: 'China Has Been at the Forefront of Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Oppression'After a witness at a recent Congressional hearing called the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) treatment of its Uyghur population "the most sophisticated genocide in the modern ...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
Call for Pause in AI Development May Fall on Deaf EarsIn the letter calling for pause in development, the signatories use GPT-4 as a benchmark. GPT-4 is an AI tool developed by Open AI that is more powerful than the version that ...
By Bill Drexel
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Technology & National Security
America’s Commercial Sanctions on China Could Get Much WorseSuch advances may prompt America to modify its sanctions on chips, says Bill Drexel of the Centre for a New American Security (CNAS), a think-tank in Washington. It might choo...
By Sam Howell & Bill Drexel
