Even prior to the release of DeepSeek-R1, a contentious policy debate was taking shape: should open-source AI be regulated? In the United States, this debate has been dominated by two competing perspectives. One emphasizes…
CrowdStrike has released its 2025 Global Threat Report, exposing the growing aggression of China’s cyber operations, a surge in GenAI-powered social engineering and nation-state vulnerability research and exploitation, and a sharp increase in…
Trump’s planned NIST layoffs will undermine federal AI capacity and likely delay his AI goals. Among the Trump administration’s designs to dismantle much of the federal government is a reported decision to fire…
Even if TikTok is sold to a non-Chinese buyer, the threat of foreign influence will remain. That’s why researchers need independent data access. It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for TikTok in…
Improving software security would advance Trump administration goals for American national security, government efficiency, and innovation. One would normally be safe in assuming that President Biden’s call for software liability is now dead. In…
The report provides guidance, recommendations, and policy proposals focused on the global race for leadership in AI innovation. On Dec. 17, 2024, the Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), led…
As Apple and Google put TikTok back in app stores, Trump’s non-enforcement policy threatens to permanently nullify Congress’s law. The Supreme Court’s Jan. 17 decision upholding the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act…
The FCC’s attempted authority assertion demonstrates the need for infrastructure cybersecurity. On Dec. 5, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of the Chairwoman issued a press release and accompanying fact sheet attempting to…
Musk and his DOGE associates’ reported access to sensitive government systems presents serious cybersecurity risks. Over the past few weeks, stories have been emerging about several (very) young employees and associates of Elon Musk—operating under Musk’s controversial Department…
The future of online content regulation might rest on largely overlooked EU-required digital risk assessments. In late November 2024, 19 of the EU’s largest internet platforms and search engines—each with more than 45…
