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The Sea Hunter, an autonomous ship.

Killer robots reconsidered: Could AI weapons actually cut collateral damage?

By Larry Lewis | Artificial Intelligence

A biohazard suit wearing researcher.

AI-controlled nuclear weapons, smallpox labs, and nuclear disinformation: The best of 2019 in disruptive tech coverage

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

A US Air Force commander simulates launching a nuclear weapon.

As the US, China, and Russia build new nuclear weapons systems, how will AI be built in?

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

A Roman aqueduct.

5G, AI, and big data: We’re building a new cognitive infrastructure and don’t even know it

By Brad Allenby | Disruptive Technologies

China: Determined to dominate cyberspace and AI

By Chris C. Demchak | 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

Trump orders some sort of vague action in the AI arms race

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

Credit: Matt Field. Based in part on photo by Morio CC SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

China is rapidly developing its military AI capabilities

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

Credit: Matt Field. Based in part on a photo by Rico Shen CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is your robot up to it? DARPA wants machines that can explain how conditions affect their own performance

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

Megaphragma mymaripenne, a microscopic wasp. Credit: Alexey A. Polilov CC BY 4.0.

Microscopic wasps and their tiny brains could help DARPA develop “third-wave” AI

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

Artificial intelligence: a detailed explainer, with a human point of view

By Milton Hoenig | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

The military applications of AI

Artificial intelligence, cyberattack, and nuclear weapons—A dangerous combination

By Pavel Sharikov | Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons