Compared to other Silicon Valley titans, Google has long appeared to be a bit player in the controversies over misinformation, hate speech, and user privacy that have plagued the likes of Facebook and Twitter, especially in the wake of the 2016 US presidential election. That may change Tuesday as Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes part … Continued

Publicly, it calls for climate action. Privately, Google contributes to some of the most notorious climate-deniers in Washington. (Incidentally, the company removed “Don’t be evil” from its code of conduct in April 2018.)

Google announced a breakthrough in quantum computing, a perennially just-over-the-horizon technology that promises to dramatically increase the speed at which computers can complete complex tasks. While the technology promises to unlock vast new areas of knowledge, it carries with it national security and other risks.

Is artificial intelligence, AI, a threat to our way of life, or a blessing? AI seeks to replicate and maybe replace what human intelligence does best: make complex decisions. Currently, human decision-making processes may include some means of AI as support or backup. But AI could also be “let out of the box” to act … Continued

As the war drags on, how can you support Ukrainians while ensuring the information you read is accurate? Here are some answers.

Political pundits have been making many references lately to The Manchurian Candidate, but few seem to know the origins of the phrase.

From Harvard University's Belfer Center, this study of artificial intelligence and its likely security implications is an outstanding one-stop primer on the subject.

The incentives and practicalities make it unlikely that robotic car bombs will be a near-term threat.

Google's surprise announcement of "a highly sophisticated and targeted attack" on its systems--a case of computer-aided espionage--has also raised the specter of offensive warfare. Defense News quotes Adm. Robert Willard of U.S.

Many Americans are invested in corrosive lies and conspiratorial thinking that undermines democracy, ushering in an era of civic confusion, chaos, and coercion.

Nearly six weeks after the Woolsey Fire—and after numerous requests from the community, news media, and legislators—California regulators finally issued an “interim summary” report about the measurements that formed the basis for the claims that no contamination was released from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site. But that report includes few actual measurements of smoke emitted by the fire, and the data that are in the report raise more concerns than they allay.

Although activists are calling for an international ban on lethal autonomous weapons, incorporating AI into weapons systems may make them more accurate and result in fewer civilian casualties during war.

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Nikki Haley on Trump’s ‘nuclear button’ tweet: He must ‘keep Kim on his toes’ Threat of North Korean weapons testing lingers over talks with the South Ban Ki-moon calls Trump’s North Korea tweets ‘a message from the international community’ Mike Pompeo doubts talks between North … Continued

Just in time for holiday shopping comes nuclear virtual reality, in the form of video games, documentaries, emergency simulations, and so-called disaster tourism.

The 2016 presidential race is unusual in many ways, but a silver lining of sorts has emerged: For the first time since Lyndon Johnson’s famous “Daisy” political ad during the 1964 presidential campaign, the control that the president of the United States wields over the US nuclear arsenal is under serious discussion. In his introduction … Continued

Computer vision expert James Elder explains why artificial intelligence is no match for human object perception.