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artificial intelligence

A reality check and a way forward for the global governance of artificial intelligence

By Rumtin Sepasspour | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Will AI make us crazy?

By Dawn Stover | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

If you worry about humanity, you should be more scared of humans than of AI

By Moran Cerf, Adam Waytz | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Opinion

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Why AI for biological design should be regulated differently than chatbots

By Matthew E. Walsh | Disruptive Technologies

AI Command of the military forces on the tablet computer

War is messy. AI can’t handle it.

By Ian Reynolds, Ozan Ahmet Cetin | Disruptive Technologies

Screen shot from the film 'Artificial Escalation.'

‘Artificial Escalation’: Imagining the future of nuclear risk

By Anthony Aguirre, Emilia Javorsky, Max Tegmark | Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Risk

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Another warning from industry leaders on dangers posed by AI

By Sara Goudarzi | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

plane crash investigators

How to deal with an AI near-miss: Look to the skies

By Kris Shrishak | Artificial Intelligence

The military applications of AI

To avoid an AI “arms race,” the world needs to expand scientific collaboration

By Charles Oppenheimer | Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Weapons

Terminator cyborg skeleton

How science-fiction tropes shape military AI

By Ian Reynolds | Artificial Intelligence, Voices of Tomorrow

Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană gave during the launch of the NATO Science and Technology Organisation’s 2023-2043 Trends Report in Brussels on Wednesday. Photo credit: NATO news release

Will DIANA—NATO’s DARPA-style innovation hub—improve or degrade global stability?

By Marina Favaro, Ulrich Kühn, Neil C. Renic | Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Technology and Security

How emerging technology is shaping the future of intelligence.

Disruptive technologies in 2022

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies