Once model weights are published, developers lose control. Export controls can still work—but only at the right chokepoints. On June 12, the Commerce Department issued an export control directive informing Anthropic that a license…
The U.S. needs a strategy to counter China’s leverage in cyberspace. Over the past several months, a wave of stories has emerged about cyber operations from Iran-backed hackers targeting critical infrastructure. In…
AI employees are raising concerns about an extinction-level event. But there’s a more immediate threat. Large language models. Artificial general intelligence. Sentience. The singularity. All terms that a few years ago were…
Hackers stole thousands of FBI employees’ data, including about new hires and people in sensitive roles. It’s like giving a foreign adversary a gold mine. On Sept. 23, the FBI disclosed it…
A review of Ahana Datta Fasel, “Full Stack Spies: Cyber Espionage in the Age of US-China Competition” (Hurst, 2026). Understanding what drives cyber operations—and, just as importantly, figuring out how to respond to…
With frontier AI companies’ money on the line, a mutual insurer would enforce standards, peer review incidents, and pool safety research and development. Managing frontier artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) growing risks needs an…
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The oncoming AI-driven flood of vulnerabilities demands changes to the U.S. process for retaining them for offensive cyber operations. Most governments conduct offensive cyber operations to keep themselves safe from international threats,…
State AI laws require developers to report safety incidents—but not what investigation follows or what evidence they must keep. A trio of state-level laws has expanded the reach of government regulators over…
Research by Swansea University’s GREAT Centre finds cookie consent banners on licensed gambling sites are designed to steer users into handing over their data. Nearly nine in 10 (86%) UK-licensed online gambling…
As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and digital technology plays a larger role in Australia’s defence, developing people with the skills to protect critical systems is becoming a national priority. A new…
