AI & Emerging Technology
Just Security’s expert authors offer strategic analysis on AI, cyber, quantum and other emerging technologies, including the national security implications of AI, global governance frameworks, the evolving cyber risk landscape, and how technology use cases comport with legal and ethical considerations.
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Bringing Transparency to National Security Uses of Artificial Intelligence
The Biden administration should ensure that AI systems do not proliferate in secret under the banner of "national security."

Why We Need a National Data Protection Strategy
A national data protection strategy would better position the United States to follow through on the promise to protect personal data as a national security imperative.

Is Generative AI the Answer for the Failures of Content Moderation?
Companies ought to proceed cautiously and with transparency if they use generative AI for content moderation.

The Just Security Podcast: A Russian Legal Scholar in Exile on the Future of Resistance to Putin
Viola Gienger recently interviewed Gleb Bogush, a Russian lawyer and expert on international criminal law who fled Russia in 2022.

Tracking Tech Company Commitments to Combat the Misuse of AI in Elections
Tracking social media platforms' and AI companies' public commitments to combat deceptive uses of AI in the 2024 elections.

How to Combat Emerging Global Social Media Manipulation in 2024
Civil society and academia can work with small and emerging social media platforms to promote democratic values and prevent disinformation.

How Trump Valet’s Testimony Supports DOJ’s January 6th Case
Analysis of recently released testimony by White House valet in interview conducted by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Beating Putin’s Game of Nuclear Chicken
The Russian leader regularly threatens to use nuclear weapons to intimidate the US. An effective counter would exploit his fears.

Is the Biden Administration Reaching a New Consensus on What Constitutes Private Information?
There is growing recognition that the way intelligence agencies use commercially available information is in need of reform.

The Supreme Court Cannot Ignore the National Security Implications of the So-Called ‘Jawboning’ Case
Former senior DOJ official Mary McCord writes about "the necessity for government officials to be able to communicate freely with social media companies about the abuses of their…

A Conspiracy Theory Goes to the Supreme Court: How Did Murthy v Missouri Get This Far?
Murthy v Missouri may become a landmark case in which the justices are led astray on the basis of a disinformation-laden record.

7 Expert Takeaways As the Supreme Court Considers Government Influence on Content Moderation
NYU School of Law hosted a panel of experts with experience in government, private platforms, and free speech advocacy to discuss Murthy.