If you think of software as a building, you might say it’s made up of code blocks. Many of these building blocks are custom-built for a specific application; others arrive on site…
Governments around the world have been developing ways for public-goods-creating entities to access compute. In 2024, California was home to an intense debate over SB-1047, a controversial artificial intelligence (AI) regulation bill ultimately…
The Vanishing Cybersecurity Talent Crisis? Just five years ago, headlines were filled with urgent calls for the United States to drastically increase its output of cybersecurity professionals. National security think tanks, intelligence…
A built-in safety valve in the U.S.–U.K. CLOUD Act agreement can protect U.S. cybersecurity and the agreement itself. Recent reports about the U.K.’s secret efforts to compel Apple to globally disable security features in…
While the administration’s AI Action Plan received a surprisingly positive reception, its ambitious scope may make implementation difficult. A few days removed from the release of the AI Action Plan, it’s now possible…
As adversary surveillance capabilities expand, the U.S. national security community faces grave threats. Broader data protections can help. On June 26, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a…
Just like LLMs generate text, PLMs generate proteins—but there is no playbook to manage the risks. The next biothreat might start as a line of code. A new class of artificial intelligence…
Despite their risks, Trump’s Gulf AI deals offer a chance to boost U.S. AI leadership by aligning Gulf tech with American goals. On the first overseas trip of his second term, President…
How the U.S. can use the CLOUD Act to push back on countries that seek to impose decryption mandates on U.S. tech companies. According to the Financial Times, the UK is now seeking…
A structured framework to evaluate the risks and benefits of authorizing private companies to “hack back.” As the scale and sophistication of cyber threats from state and criminal actors grow, U.S. officials are…
