Daniel M. Gerstein

Apr 26, 2024 | jewishinsider.com | Daniel M. Gerstein

Good Friday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we report on the escalation in extremist rhetoric among anti-Israel protesters on college campuses, and report exclusively on a new push by Reps. Ritchie Torres and Mike Lawler for antisemitism monitors on campus. Also in today’s Daily Kickoff: Angela Alsobrooks, Sam Halaby and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Ed. note: The next Daily Kickoff will arrive on Wednesday, May 1.

Apr 2, 2024 | rand.org | Daniel M. Gerstein |Erin N. Leidy

Key Findings AI is transformative technology and will likely be incorporated broadly across society—including in critical infrastructure. AI will likely be affected by many of the same factors as other information age technologies, such as cybersecurity, protecting intellectual property, ensuring key data protections, and protecting proprietary methods and processes. The AI field contains numerous technologies that will be incorporated into AI systems as they become available.

Feb 15, 2024 | rand.org | Daniel M. Gerstein |Erin N. Leidy

Key Findings UASs, or drone technologies, for both individual systems and for surrogate swarms represent a current threat and, in the case of intelligent swarms, a growing threat given continued advances in range, payload, and power as UAS technology continues to mature.

Feb 15, 2024 | rand.org | Daniel M. Gerstein |Erin N. Leidy

Additive manufacturing (AM) or three-dimensional (3D) printing has become technologically mature, accessible, and available and is exponentially proliferating for licit and illicit uses. Complementary technological advancements in materials science, computer-aided design, and artificial intelligence contribute to this growth, and the availability of more 3D printing materials and techniques has enabled more sophisticated use cases.

Jul 27, 2023 | thebulletin.org | Daniel M. Gerstein |Matt Field

John Trumbull's 1786 oil painting depicting the death of the American revolutionary general Richard Montgomery during a failed attack on the British in Quebec. Before the battle, the American forces grappled with a crippling outbreak of smallpox. In 1776, George Washington was facing a serious obstacle in his quest to defeat British colonial forces in America. Smallpox was crippling his army. In fact, an outbreak the prior year had probably caused a major offensive to fail.