Major global, multinational announcements and events related to AI governance and safety took place last week. We provide a brief overview here. In an effort to get off the beaten path, however, …
Why open source is the cradle of artificial intelligence
In a way, open source and artificial intelligence were born together. Back in 1971, if you'd mentioned AI to most people, they might have thought of Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. However, AI …
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Is it possible to regulate artificial intelligence?
Can artificial intelligence be kept under control? Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, says that believing it can be is akin to "magical thinking". "In many cases politicians and their aides have a …
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Artificial Intelligence And The Boardroom: Immediate Actions Items
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been described as a Promethean Moment. What is meant by this is that it is one of the times in humankind’s history when everything changes due to a new tool being …
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Elon Musk: ‘Perhaps a department of AI’ needed to keep artificial intelligence ‘safe’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested that muscular action from Washington on artificial intelligence is needed, even "perhaps a Department of AI." "We've created regulatory agencies before," Musk said …
How To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
The journalist and academic Nicolas Lemann has observed that when the internet came along a quarter century ago, “just about everyone, including liberals, assumed that an unregulated Internet would be …
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Tracking Global AI Legislation, Policies and Strategies
"Tracking, unpacking and governing the complex field of global AI governance law and policy has quickly become a top tier strategic issue for organizations." The IAPP and OECD provide tracking …
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Director’s Brief: Strategic Intelligence for Senior Leaders
We continuously update this strategic assessment of Geopolitical, Technological and Cyber issues and recommended strategic actions for leadership. Overall Assessment The global economy …
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Food Security
Food Security and Inflation are Increasingly Drivers of Geopolitical Action Food security is becoming a critical factor in geopolitics. The US seems better positioned than most as a net exporter of …
Homeland Security Startup Studio: Converge 2023 – Presenting Companies and Finalists with Keynote Remarks by CISA’s Jen Easterly
The Homeland Security Startup Studio (HSSS) hosted the hybrid Converge event on July 10 from 1-5 p.m. EST. This culminating event of the 2023 cohort showcased the program finalists’ pitches for the …