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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by President Donald Trump and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11. The executive order implements the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

How Trump, Musk, and DOGE are undermining US intelligence and national security

By Thomas Fingar | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

Sign with words "AI Action Summit" against a blue sky

Will the Paris artificial intelligence summit set a unified approach to AI governance—or just be another conference?

By Mia Hoffmann, Mina Narayanan, Owen J. Daniels | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Memos to Trump: Policy recommen­dations the new president might actually like

By John Mecklin | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Biosecurity, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

AI goes nuclear

By Dawn Stover | Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

Ballot with word AI written on it going into ballot box.

On November 5, AI is also on the ballot

By Ali Nouri | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

A new military-industrial complex: How tech bros are hyping AI’s role in war

By Paul Lushenko, Keith Carter | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Hand of robot repairing a bridge

Don’t panic: AI can strengthen democracy too

By Abi Olvera | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

US President Joe Biden (L) and California Governor Gavin Newsom at an event discussing the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, California in June 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Why California Gov. Gavin Newsom should sign an AI model regulation bill

By Anthony Aguirre | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Opinion

AI and the A-bomb: What the analogy captures and misses

By Kevin Klyman, Raphael Piliero | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Humans should teach AI how to avoid nuclear war—while they still can

By Cameron Vega, Eliana Johns | Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Weapons

Three key misconceptions in the debate about AI and existential risk

By Jack Kelly | Artificial Intelligence, Voices of Tomorrow

Green HAL from "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Drink the Kool-Aid all you want, but don’t call AI an existential threat

By Jeff Caruso | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Opinion