Michael J. D

Aug 19, 2024 | rand.org | Michael J. D

Key Findings AI that poses serious risks of broad harm, requires substantial resources to acquire and use, and has physical assets that can be monitored and controlled may be suited to a broad international structure for governance similar to that created for nuclear technology. AI that poses minimal risks may be suited to a governance model like that created for the Internet.

Aug 13, 2024 | rand.org | Michael J. D |Joe Russo |Dulani Woods |Brian Jackson

Key Findings Individuals with lived experience are not integrated into the supervision process because of such factors as unsupportive organizational cultures, paternalism, adversarial attitudes, not valuing lived experience, risk aversion, liability concerns, and perceptions of being "soft on crime."Supervision agencies lack guidance on how to effectively plan, implement, and operationalize lived experience initiatives.

Dec 11, 2023 | rand.org | Michael J. D

Quantum computers are expected to one day be capable of breaking public key cryptography, enabling a step change in cyberwarfare capabilities. Risk can be mitigated using new quantum-resistant cryptography algorithms, but the international migration to a new cryptography standard will be time-consuming, costly, and dependent on the work of international standards-developing organizations.

Nov 20, 2023 | rand.org | Jessica Welburn |Michael J. D |Cheryl K. Montemayor |Jhacova Williams

In response to the mounting specter of systemic cyber risks, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommended that Congress codify the concept of Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure—later renamed Systemically Important Entities (SIEs)—and that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) be resourced to identify SIEs and support in the mitigation of their risks to support a broader national strategy of layered deterrence.

Apr 27, 2023 | arxiv.org | Michael J. D

arXiv:2304.14344 (quant-ph) Download a PDF of the paper titled Estimating the Energy Requirements to Operate a Cryptanalytically Relevant Quantum Computer, by Edward Parker and Michael J. D.