What We’re Reading

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Concerned about facial recognition AI? What about behavior recognition software?

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

Silicon Valley defense contracts will really hit ‘em where it hurts

By Thomas Gaulkin | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Technology and Security, What We’re Reading

The summit is in the eye of the beholder

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, What We’re Reading

While the world watched US-North Korean negotiations, two nuclear powers squared off

By Matt Field | Nuclear Risk, What We’re Reading

When Doomsday comes, Americans will tweet

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, What We’re Reading

Illustration by Matt Field. Based in part on photo by FFCU CC BY-SA 2.0.

Former Israeli spies get involved in US elections as information warriors

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

For whom the climate bell tolls, at two minutes to noon

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

A British soldier participating in a NATO exercise. LCpl Craig Williams/(UK Ministry of Defense) via Wikimedia Commons. OGL

NATO researchers used social media to learn details of a military exercise and manipulate troops. It wasn’t very hard to do.

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

How and why the US and Russia should save the INF

By John Mecklin | Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons, What We’re Reading

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Say WHAT? — A case of low-yield nuclear thinking

By Thomas Gaulkin | Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Say What?, What We’re Reading

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