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2 months ago | 
cnas.org | Jordan Schneider |Paul Scharre |Janet Egan |Keegan McBride
The DeepSeek saga raises urgent questions about China’s AI ambitions, the future of U.S. technological leadership, and the strategic implications of open-source AI models. How did DeepSeek get here? What does its rise mean for competition between China and the United States? And how should U.S. policymakers respond? We explore popular myths and misconceptions surrounding DeepSeek, the technology behind it, and what it means for national security and U.S. policy going forward.
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2 months ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Keegan McBride |Adam Thierer
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Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) “foundation models” capabilities have brought conversations about AI to the forefront of global discourse. With a few exceptions, innovation in AI has been driven by, or is dependent on, American industry, science, infrastructure, and capital.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Keegan McBride |Mark Bergen |Mackenzie Hawkins |Gian Volpicelli
China’s escalating conflict with the US over trade is now extending to the drones that have become a vital part of Ukraine’s defense. Manufacturers in China recently began limiting sales to the US and Europe of key components used to build unmanned aerial vehicles, according to multiple people with knowledge of the developments, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive information.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Paul Scharre |Sam Howell |Pablo Chavez |Keegan McBride
November 12, 2024 Rachel Ziemba, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Steve Paikin to discuss the era of growing geopolitical tensions paralleled by deepening digitalization of economies and societies, and if technology has become the new battleground in the geopolitical quest for power.
Listen to the full episode on TVO Today.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Sam Howell |Pablo Chavez |Keegan McBride |Paul Scharre
Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS, joins Emily Chang to discuss the world’s most advanced, and most intelligent, robots. Will the creation of a synthetic species with human-like intelligence improve the human experience, or end it?
Watch the full episode on Bloomberg.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Vivek Chilukuri |Pablo Chavez |Keegan McBride
On Nov. 1, Reuters reported that Chinese researchers, including ones affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), used one of Meta’s Llama models for military purposes last year. The news led to a quick and robust reaction from many, including U.S. policymakers, arguing for further restrictions on open source AI.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
ieeexplore.ieee.org | Jason Lucas |Barani Maung |Maryam Tabar |Keegan McBride
The rapid advancements in generative AI (GenAI) enable easy production of human-quality content across modalities, raising concerns about misuse and abuse in creating realistic disinformation.1,2 Recent studies have shown that GenAI can produce text, images, and videos indistinguishable from human-created content, significantly lowering the barrier for creating sophisticated disinformation.1,3 As GenAI masters deception, laypersons struggle to recognize AI-generated inaccuracies and malicious...
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Paul Scharre |Keegan McBride
The United States, with much of the world’s AI-enabling infrastructure, has positioned itself as the global leader in AI innovation. That might not be the case for much longer. China continues to develop state-of-the-art AI systems, despite an extensive network of U.S. and allied export controls aimed at curtailing China’s technical progress.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
justsecurity.org | Matthew Mittelsteadt |Keegan McBride
The United States, with much of the world’s AI-enabling infrastructure, has positioned itself as the global leader in AI innovation. That might not be the case for much longer. China continues to develop state-of-the-art AI systems, despite an extensive network of U.S. and allied export controls aimed at curtailing China’s technical progress.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
govtech.com | Felix Simon |Keegan McBride |Sacha Altay
The earliest predictions warned that a new AI-powered world was, apparently, propelling us toward a “tech-enabled Armageddon” where “elections get screwed up”, and that “anybody who’s not worried [was] not paying attention.” The internet is full of doom-laden stories proclaiming that AI-generated deepfakes will mislead and influence voters, as well as enabling new forms of personalized and targeted political advertising. Though such claims are concerning, it is critical to look at the evidence.
