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Human, Machine, War: How the Mind-Tech Nexus Will Win Future Wars

1 month ago | cnas.org | Vivek Chilukuri |Carol Kuntz |Samuel Bendett

Air University Press has published Strategic Multilayer Assessment’s (SMA) latest book, Human, Machine, War: How the Mind-Tech Nexus Will Win Future Wars. Forewords by General James E. Rainey (Commander, US Army Futures Command) and Sir Lawrence Freedman (Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London).
How Trump Could Protect America's AI Advantage

Feb 20, 2025 | time.com | Janet Egan |Paul Scharre |Vivek Chilukuri

IdeasBy Janet Egan, Paul Scharre and Vivek ChilukuriFebruary 20, 2025 10:50 AM ESTEgan is a senior fellow with the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Scharre is vice president and director of studies at CNAS and the author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Chilukuri is the program director and senior fellow for the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS.
Elon Musk vs. Stephen Miller: Washington Preps for Battle on High-Tech Immigration

Dec 1, 2024 | cnas.org | Vivek Chilukuri |Brendan Bordelon

High tech companies — with Elon Musk seemingly on their side — are gearing up to push the incoming Trump administration to let more high-skilled immigrants into the U.S., setting up a potential conflict with the nativist figures in Trump’s orbit who want to minimize immigration at all costs. During Donald Trump’s first term, Silicon Valley firms tried to impress upon Washington the importance of high-skilled immigration.
Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking U.S. Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

Nov 19, 2024 | cnas.org | Vivek Chilukuri |Dell Cameron |Dhruv Mehrotra

A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org reveals that US companies legally collecting digital advertising data are also providing the world a cheap and reliable way to track the movements of American military and intelligence personnel overseas, from their homes and their children’s schools to hardened aircraft shelters within an airbase where US nuclear weapons are believed to be stored.
The United States Must Win The Global Open Source AI Race

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.
Noteworthy: “Memorandum on Advancing the United States’ Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”

Oct 25, 2024 | cnas.org | Paul Scharre |Vivek Chilukuri |Geoffrey Gertz |Bill Drexel

Section 1. Policy. (a) This memorandum fulfills the directive set forth in subsection 4.8 of Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence).
America Needs Clear Standards for China Tech Decoupling

Oct 24, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Vivek Chilukuri

A researcher is seen working at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility during a media tour in Shanghai on Oct. 9.
America Needs Clear Standards for China Tech Decoupling

Oct 24, 2024 | cnas.org | Pablo Chavez |Paul Scharre |Vivek Chilukuri

Last month, the Biden administration proposed a rule to effectively sweep Chinese cars from the U.S. market. If enacted, the rule would ban the sale or import of any “connected vehicle” with certain Chinese technology. Today’s cars are essentially smartphones on wheels, equipped with increasingly sophisticated external connections, software, and sensors that constantly monitor the world around them.
A new bid to police A.I.

May 9, 2024 | cnas.org | Vivek Chilukuri |Andrew Ross Sorkin

Open-source A.I. models like Meta’s may face extra scrutiny. Chinese companies have already tapped into Meta’s generative A.I. system to create their own tech. If McCaul’s bill passes, American firms could be forced to restrict access if their models are deemed to have national security implications. It’s unclear whether the bill will pass — but McCaul says A.I. is a huge concern. The next generations of A.I. systems will “dramatically change everything, including warfare,” he told DealBook.
A Blueprint for a Functional China-US Working Group on AI

May 1, 2024 | cnas.org | Carol Kuntz |Richard Danzig |Vivek Chilukuri |Caleb Withers

Late last year U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping met in San Francisco in an attempt to restabilize the relationship after a troubled year. The meeting ended without a concrete agreement on AI, despite rumors of one, but both sides committed to form a working group on AI in the future. Since then, little progress has been made in defining this working group. Even so, it carries the seeds of potential success.