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Memo to Trump: Develop specific AI guidelines for nuclear command and control

By Johnathan Falcone | Disruptive Technologies

Memo to Trump: Create sensible AI policies that focus on real—not speculative—concerns

By Walter Scheirer | Disruptive Technologies

Memo to Trump: Shape AI’s future by embracing open-source development

By Ozan Ahmet Cetin | Disruptive Technologies

The walls have eyes: How Trump plans to supercharge border security with tech

By Petra Molnar | Disruptive Technologies

Doomscrolling—the fun way! Our picks for best multimedia stories in 2024

By Erik English, Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk

Elon musk jumping on stage at a Trump rally

Trump’s potential impact on emerging and disruptive technologies

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

Ballot with word AI written on it going into ballot box.

On November 5, AI is also on the ballot

By Ali Nouri | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Hand of robot repairing a bridge

Don’t panic: AI can strengthen democracy too

By Abi Olvera | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

AI and the A-bomb: What the analogy captures and misses

By Kevin Klyman, Raphael Piliero | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

The campaign volunteer who used AI to help swing Pakistan’s elections: Interview with Jibran Ilyas

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

Interview: Lawrence Norden on US election security

By Dawn Stover | Special Topics

AI misinformation detectors can’t save us from tyranny—at least not yet

By Walter Scheirer | Special Topics