The Italian Data Protection Authority last month banned ChapGPT after the OpenAI large language model (LLM)-based XaaS platform experienced a major data breach. The official statement from the …
The Future of the U.S. Governance of Critical Minerals
A new Wilson Center policy brief "offers an overview of key policy considerations in securing a reliable, sustainable, and affordable supply of some of the most important commodities of the 21st …
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Is a Surge in U.S. Defense Industrial Capacity Possible?
A remarkably prescient CSIS report explores the premise that "it is no longer a question of whether the U.S. industrial base is prepared to rapidly surge production in the case of a direct conflict …
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Five More Reasons Japan Should be on Your Sensemaking Radar
In addition to OODA Senior Advisor and OODA Network Member Chris Ward's brilliant analysis of Japan’s Stunning Advancements in National Defense Investments, here are five additional geopolitical …
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In an Open Letter, Tristan Harris, et. al. Call for a Pause on the Training of AI Systems More Powerful than GPT-4
We take a look at the recent open letter - with prominent signatories from the world of AI - based on its hard-to-ignore impact. Ex-Google Design Ethicist Tristan Harris and The Center for …
Bill Gates Weighs in on the Opportunities and Responsibilities of a ChatGPT-based AI Future
As far as a "hype cycle meticulously intertwined with a true technology inflection point" - and the signal-to-noise ratio of it all - nothing quite matches this ChatGPT moment. As Microsoft Chairman …
The U.S. Turns Strategic Focus Towards Cyber Threat Vectors in Guam, Albania, and Costa Rica
There are no coincidences: The recent arrival of 4 B-52 bombers in Guam - along with the Marines and the official opening in January of a reactivated, expanded U.S. military base on the U.S. …
CISA’s Pilot Ransomware Warning System and Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative
It has been one year since the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) was signed into law - and only a couple of weeks since the release of the 2023 National …
Executive Order Bans U.S. Government Use of Commercial Spyware
On March 27th, the White House released an Executive Order on Prohibition on Use by the United States Government of Commercial Spyware that Poses Risks to National Security, "which has been in …
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A Complete Guide to The Pegasus Project, the NSO Group, and the Commercial Spyware Marketplace
https://youtu.be/k1Ylr4B2Q0Y Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus While the recent EO banning commercial spyware use within the USG included a list of previous directives and legislative …