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Artificial Intelligence

US missile tests. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

Strangelove redux: US experts propose having AI control nuclear weapons

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Weapons

Fake faces generated by the StyleGAN algorithm developed by Tero Karras, Samuli Laine, and Timo Aila at NVIDIA via Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West. CC-BY-NC 4.0.

University bullshit experts: Fake face software signals a new era of AI-based BS

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

The existential threat from cyber-enabled information warfare

By Herbert Lin | Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Special Topics, Technology and Security

How YouTube was recommending kids’ videos to pedophiles

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews

Illustration by Matt Field. Based in part on photos by gloucester2gaza and Julian Hertzog via Wikimedia Commons. CY BY-SA 2.0 / CC BY 4.0. Stylized.

The United Nations and the future of warfare

By Ariel Conn | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Dealing realistically with the artificial intelligence revolution

By John Mecklin | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

The frame problem: The AI “arms race” isn’t one

By Heather M. Roff | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

China: Determined to dominate cyberspace and AI

By Chris C. Demchak | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

The possibility and risks of artificial general intelligence

By Émile P. Torres | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Facial recognition and the future of privacy: I always feel like … somebody’s watching me

By Brenda Leong | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

A screenshot from a video on Vaak's website. Credit: Vaak.

Concerned about facial recognition AI? What about behavior recognition software?

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Silicon Valley defense contracts will really hit ‘em where it hurts

By Thomas Gaulkin | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Technology and Security, What We’re Reading