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MQ-9 Reaper.

In the debate over autonomous weapons, it’s time to unlock the “black box” of AI

By Arthur Holland Michel | Artificial Intelligence, Opinion

When AI is in control, who’s to blame for military accidents?

By Julia Ciocca, Lauren Kahn | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence

An AI system described the Wu-Tang Clan as a baseball players.

How to make AI less racist

By Walter Scheirer | Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence and disruptive technology

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Examples of composite images designed to be used in disinformation campaigns. Left and Center: This anti-Widodo hashtag was added to the building through the use of a digital image-editing tool. The modification was detected by an algorithm that searches images for inconsistencies in the statistics of their pixels. Right: The CNN International logo has been added to a false news story about Widodo.

An AI early warning system to monitor online disinformation, stop violence, and protect elections

By Walter Scheirer, Tim Weninger, Michael Yankoski | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

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