Researchers have demonstrated a new password authentication technique for use in virtual reality (VR) settings, which allows users to choose directions rather than numbers. The approach supports the same number of possible…
Nearly a third of adults in the U.S. do not get enough sleep. A recent surge in attention to this issue raises serious concerns about its long-term health implications, and new research…
Scaling Sovereign Wealth: Evaluating Mechanisms for the U.S. Government to Own Parts of AI Companies
Which ownership mechanisms redistribute AI’s economic gains, and which strengthen public oversight? Washington has decided that it wants to own a piece of artificial intelligence (AI). Last summer, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)…
What would a ban on open weight models which run artificial intelligence systems actually look like? Could it even be implemented? What implications would it have for the concept of digital sovereignty?…
Lawmakers want AI kill switches, but who pulls the trigger, what it shuts off, and when it’s justified remain dangerously unclear. Highly capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems have sparked concerns about catastrophic…
Americans are the targets of covert foreign malign influence. Helping them understand how it works should be part of how we defend the country. Given the federal government’s dismantling of the machinery…
Anyone buying a new smartphone usually wants to transfer their data from their old device quickly and easily. However, moving the digital contents of their phone is often more dangerous than people…
Researchers at POSTECH have developed a fingerprint authentication technology that eliminates the need to digitally store or compare biometric data, potentially reducing the risk of sensitive information being compromised. Using ultrasound and…
Did Ukrainian strikes on Yandex silence Russian bots? The evidence doesn’t show it, and shrinking data access makes it harder to check. A viral story has been circulating on social media over…
The Trump administration’s AI framework not yet been publicly released. This has left many open questions, including about which models it covers, who has access to the framework, and whether it precludes…
