Speculation about disinformation by users and the media can generate harmful political effects, amplifying existing biases. Much ink has been spilled on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in influence operations…
The UN secretary-general’s call for a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons presents challenges and opportunities for states. Autonomous weapons systems have taken center stage in the field of disarmament. Discussions on these weapons…
A plan to incentivize companies to use secure cloud storage by ensuring that their interests are represented when the government comes for their data. Cloud storage offers significant benefits for security and…
As the amount of data that people and machines create, collect, process, and store continues to increase in size and complexity, so does the task of keeping cyber systems safe and secure…
Supported by a $1.5 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission, West Virginia University will house a first-of-its-kind center that will leverage student and faculty expertise to improve the cybersecurity and cyber-resilience of businesses…
Frontier AI labs have teams dedicated to the public good, but unless those teams are independent, they will be largely ineffective. Nine years ago, OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit for the…
Open-weight AI models aren’t the panacea for AI democratization, innovation, and accountability that their evangelists claim them to be. In light of the explosive growth of generative AI, which the general public has…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can potentially provide the homeland unprecedented opportunity to enhance its cybersecurity posture. The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is exploring the possibilities of using new…
Lishan Yang, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at George Mason University, received funding for the project: “Collaborative Research: Elements: MELIOREM: An Integrated Evaluation Cyberinfrastructure towards Safe and Dependable Autonomous Driving Systems.” Yang…
An effective government backstop would require preexisting consensus on security standards, data sharing, and cooperation. The scale of the July 19 CrowdStrike outage was a stark reminder of the global connectivity and…