Over the past few decades, Iran has been quietly building its cyber capability in the shadow of great powers. In late June and early July, Iranian hackers stole information from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign…
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It’s time to measure the cybersecurity outcomes that matter most. Nobody seems to know how to tell whether the National Cybersecurity Strategy is effective. In response to criticism from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)…
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs (MDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen collaboration in cybersecurity and emerging technology. This arrangement…
In April, US lawmakers urged President Joe Biden to ban Chinese-built electric vehicles (EVs), labelling them an “existential threat to the American auto industry”. The proposed ban arose from concerns that Chinese…
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The explosions—more an assault via supply chain than a cyberattack—raise fears that even low-tech devices can be weaponized. On Sept. 17, several thousand pagers exploded in Lebanon in what is widely believed…
How new statutory prohibitions and long-standing tort claims can combat pernicious election lies when voter intimidation laws fall short. It will come as no surprise to Lawfare readers and listeners that deepfakes and election lies pose a serious and…
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A new treaty endorses a state criminalizing conduct by anyone, anywhere, so long as the conduct harms one of its nationals. On Aug. 9, after years of heated debate, a UN General…
Public AI data banks could democratize access to data, reducing Big Tech’s dominance and fostering innovation in AI. The data relied on by OpenAI, Google, Meta, and other artificial intelligence (AI) developers…
AI-generated content likely enjoys broad First Amendment protection, but remains subject to defamation laws and other established speech restrictions. Editor’s note: This essay is part of a series on liability in the AI…
Can nonprofit corporate forms help AI labs balance innovation with safety, and, if so, what can the government do to encourage that? The November 2023 boardroom coup that briefly deposed OpenAI CEO…
