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The Year Ahead (and the Year Just Past) in AI

AI blew up in 2023. But will it blow us up in 2024? AI experts Karen Hao and Paul Scharre…

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A Look Back at 2023

It goes without saying that 2023 has been an eventful year. Thankfully, the holiday season means the return of a…

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Imagine a Military Targeting Bot with the Instincts of Henry Kissinger

As AI develops, it will take a more significant role in foreign policy and conflict. Will it serve as a…

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How Close Are We to Having a Bot With It’s (Virtual) Finger on the Nuclear Button?

Between AI, nuclear weapons, and conflicts around the world, there’s more than enough to be worried about. Fortunately, we have…

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Should We be More Terrified of Bioweapons in the Age of AI?

While nuclear weapons have been dominating headlines, there is reason to be just as concerned about bioweapons.  China, Russia, and…

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The AI Executive Order… Good Start or Not So Much?

The Biden administration’s new executive order is a significant step to regulate AI in the US. With a pressing need…

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AI as a Disinformation Game Changer

Governments worldwide are working to adapt to AI, including Biden’s executive order and a UK summit bringing together officials from…

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The DSR Daily for November 1: AI Summit Underway in UK, First Evacuees Leave Gaza

On today’s DSR Daily, we cover the AI summit underway in the UK, the latest news from Gaza and Israel,…

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The DSR Daily for October 31: Student’s Death Sparks Protests in Iran, UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement with GM

On today’s DSR Daily, we discuss the unrest in Iran after a student’s death, the UAW reaching a tentative agreement…

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The DSR Daily for October 30: Anti-Semitic Mob Storms Dagestan Airport, Biden to Sign Executive Order on AI

On today’s episode of the DSR Daily, we cover the anti-semitic attack at a Dagestan airport, Biden’s new executive order…

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Prelude to Skynet: How Worried Should We Be About AI?

Will our AI apocalypse look like Skynet? Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS, joins David…

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The DSR Daily Brief Newsletter – Friday, July 21, 2023

Listen to today’s episode of the DSR Daily Brief here.

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Deepfakes and Generative AI with Ben Colman

This week Zoe and Natalya are joined by CEO of Reality Defender Ben Colman, to discuss the power of synthetic…

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The DSR Daily Brief Newsletter – Thursday, May 18, 2023

Listen to today’s episode of the DSR Daily Brief here.

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The DSR Daily Brief for May 5, 2023: Another Shooting in Serbia, Wagner Leader Threatens to Pull Out of Bakhmut

The two hundred eighty-second episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: 8 Are Dead in Shooting…

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The DSR Daily Brief for May 4, 2023: Kherson Residents Prepare For Something Big, Fed Rate Increase, Atlanta Shooting Suspect Caught

The two hundred eighty-first episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Military veteran suspected of killing…

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Shots in the Dark

Jeanne Meserve looks into the mysterious directed-energy attacks on officials in Washington with Mark Zaid, lawyer for CIA and State…

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DEEPTECH: GENDER BIAS IN STEM, CATFISHING TROOPS, CHINA’S GENETIC SURVEILLANCE, & MORE

The Struggle is SO Real: Pervasive Gender Bias in STEM New research about women in STEM finds that over 40%…

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Deep Tech: Cybersecurity and China, Smart Speakers and Privacy, Space Debris, Synthetic Finger Prints

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Hacker Unit New reports indicate that China has restarted its aggressive state-funded cyber espionage on the US…

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DeepTech: Hypersonic Weapons, DARPA’s Black Start Exercise, AI In Healthcare

Blast off! It’s Party Time, As US, Russia, & China Develop Hypersonic Weapons Last week DARPA, the US military’s Defense…

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