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May 2019

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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

Greg Jaczko, the outsider who ran the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

By Dawn Stover | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

United States nuclear forces, 2019

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Weapons

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